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Geographical survey of leprosy bacilli by differential PCR analysis
| Country of origin | Sample size (suspicion of DLL/Lucio's) | M. lepromatosis | M. leprae |
| Venezuela | 77 | 0 | 77 |
| Mexico | 64 (4) | 6 | 58 |
| Mali | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| Brazil | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Others | 5 (2) | 0 | 5 |
PCR was performed using primers specific for each species: LPM244F and LPM44R for M. lepromatosis; RLEP-7 and RLEP-8 for M. leprae. Full details are provided in SI Materials and Methods.
