Table 1 Geographic distribution in the different islands of the arhipelago and representativity of the Beijing lineage and the Beijing GC1237-outbreak strain from the data obtained applying strain-specific-PCR based strategies for the 2013-4 period.

From: A Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain persists at high rates and extends its geographic boundaries 20 years after importation

Island

Beijing

Beijing GC

Total isolates

Percentage GC1237

Gran Canaria

31

29

140

20,71

Fuerteventura

4

4

15

26,66

Lanzarote

12

12

37

32,43

Tenerife

5

5

48

10,41

La Palma

1

1

4

25

 

53

51

244

20,90

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