Table 1.
Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) lineages and families among extrapulmonary TB isolates (n = 151).
| Lineages (L) | Sublineages | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro-American (L4) | 111 | 73.5% | |
| T | 47 | 31.1% | |
| T3-ETH | 33 | 21.9% | |
| Haarlem | 15 | 9.9% | |
| X1 | 1 | 0.7% | |
| LAM | 6 | 4.0% | |
| Ural | 6 | 4.0% | |
| East-African-Indian (L3) | CAS | 26 | 17.2% |
| Indo-Oceanic (L1) | EAI5 | 1 | 0.7% |
| East-Asian (L2) | Beijing | 1 | 0.7% |
| Bovis | BOV | 3 | 2.0% |
| Unknown strain | Not defined | 9 | 5.3% |
EAI: East-African-Indian; IO: Indo-Oceanic; EAI: East-African-Indian; CAS: Central Asian Strain; H: Harlem; BOV: Bovis; LAM: Latin American Mediterranean; ETH: Ethiopia; L: lineages.