Table 1.
Geographic Distribution of the Studies, Number of Tested Isolated, and Participants According to the World Health Organization Region
| WHO region (no. of studies) | Countries providing data (no. of studies) | No. of isolates | No. of patientsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| African (3) | Cameroon (1), Congo (1), Senegal (1) | 296 | 248 |
| Americas (13) | Argentina (1), Brazil (6), Canada (1), Colombia (2), Peru (1), USA (2) | 1647 | 1506 |
| Eastern Mediterranean (24) | Egypt (2), Iran (16), Morocco (1), Pakistan (4), Saudi Arabia (1) | 2668 | 3443 |
| European (58) | Austria (4), Belgium (3), Bulgaria (4), Croatia (3), France (4), Germany (4), Greece (3), Iceland (1), Ireland (3), Israel (4), Italy (4), Poland (5), Spain (7), The Netherlands (1), Turkey (3), United Kingdom (1), Multicentric/International (4) | 18,201 | 17,610 |
| South-East Asia (14) | Bangladesh (1), Bhutan (1), India (1), Indonesia (1), Thailand (10) | 1397 | 1830 |
| Western Pacific (66) | Australia (1), China (30), Japan (2), South Korea (6), Laos (1), Malaysia (3), New Zealand (1), Singapore (1), Taiwan (18), Vietnam (3) | 41,933 | 28,946 |
| Total (178) | 45 countries | 66,142 | 53,583 |
a
Six studies did not report number of patients.