Table 1. Primers used in the conventional PCR assays for MPI and 6PGD genes carried out prior to the nested real-time PCR assay.

Gene	Primer name	Sequence (5′ – 3′)	Source
MPI	MPI.ext.F	CCC TTT GGT TGT CGG T	[18]
	MPI.ext.R	TCA TAC GCA TAG GAG CA	[18]
6PGD	6PGD.909.F	CAA GGC GTT CCC TAC ATT C	This study
	6PGD.1537.R	TTG CGG TCG GGA CAA CTG G	This study