Correction: Utility of multi-target nested PCR and ELISPOT assays for the detection of paucibacillary leprosy: a possible conclusion of clinical laboratory misdiagnosis

Keywords: diagnosis, PCR, nested PCR, ELISPOT, paucibacillary leprosy Citation: Jiang H, Shi Y, Chokkakula S, Zhang W, Long S, Wang Z, Kong W, Long H, Wu L, Hu L, Yao Q and Wang H (2026) Correction: Utility of multi-target nested PCR and ELISPOT assays for the detection of paucibacillary leprosy: a possible conclusion of clinical laboratory misdiagnosis. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1701705. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1701705 Received: 09 September 2025; Accepted: 04 December 2025; Revised: 15 October 2025; Published: 30 January 2026. Edited and reviewed by: Copyright © 2026 Jiang, Shi, Chokkakula, Zhang, Long, Wang, Kong, Long, Wu, Hu, Yao and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: Hongsheng Wang, whs33@vip.sina.com ; Qiang Yao, 7793908@qq.com † These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship