Emerging resistant clone of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in west Asia Igor Mokrousov The Lancet Infectious Diseases Volume 16, Issue 12, Pages 1326-1327 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30460-1 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure Changes in prevalence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis NEW-1 genotype in Iran and neighbouring countries Bars at the top show the spoligotyping profile of NEW-1. Values below a location show percentage prevalence of NEW-1 among tuberculosis cases in local population in old (2005–08) and more recent (2014–16) studies. Arrows show the transition from 2005–08 prevalence to 2014–16 prevalence. Red text shows a significant association with multidrug resistance. Data on Afghanistan were derived from studies on Afghan refugees in Iran. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2016 16, 1326-1327DOI: (10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30460-1) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions