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Number of bacterial genome copies of the IHC-positive and IHC-negative samples. Detection status of the bacterium by PCR or IHC for each sample was estimated to be positive when at least one genome copy or one immune-reactive signal was detected by PCR or IHC, respectively. The association between the detection status of the bacterium by PCR and IHC was analysed using Fisher’s exact test.
