TABLE 1.

List of primers, sequences, and references used in this study.

Primers	Sequence (5′-3′)	Gene amplified	References
RLEP-F RLEP-R RLEP TaqMan probe	GCAGCAGTATCGTGTTAGTGA CGCTAGAAGGTTGCCGTAT TCGATGATCCGGCCGTCGGCG	M. leprae-specific repetitive element (RLEP)	Truman et al., 2008
esxA-F esxA-R esxA probe	CCGAGGGAATAAACCATGCA CGTTTCAGCCGAGTGATTGA 6Fam-TGCTTGCACCAGGTCGCCCA	ESAT-6 protein (esxA)	Davis et al., 2013