Table 1.

Mean absolute and relative quantification results of the included samples.

	Absolute quantification	Relative quantification
	Mean bacillus number (standard deviation)	Mean bacillus number per milligrams of skin tissue (standard deviation)
Epidermis	260.59 (965.43)	80.04 (331.98)
Superior dermis	1260.89 (5246.18)	401.65 (1434.15)
Inferior dermis	1514.15 (7460.72)	661.04 (3491.63)
Hypodermis	820.96 (170.94)	2158.46 (10285.31)
Nasal swab	0.02 (0.06)	5.85 (22.66)

Student’s t test: absolute quantification p=0.143; relative quantification p=0.132.