Table 1.
Participating centers and collected isolate per world region
| Regiona | Number of Centers | Percent of centers (%) | Number of isolates | Percent of isolates (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 8 | 3.4 | 375 | 1.4 |
| Asia | 29 | 12.1 | 1989 | 7.1 |
| Europe | 132 | 55.2 | 17,456 | 62.7 |
| North America | 54 | 22.6 | 6785 | 24.3 |
| LatinAmerica | 16 | 6.7 | 1252 | 4.5 |
| Total | 239 | 100 | 27,857 | 100 |
aAfrica:= Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia; Asia: =China, Kuwait, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Europe:=Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom; Latin America: = Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala,Venezuela; North American: =Canada, United States