TABLE 3.
SIDs for different S. agalactiae subtyping methods
| Method(s) | SID (95% confidence interval) for indicated type(s) of isolates
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|---|---|---|---|
| Human (n = 52) | Bovine (n = 52) | Human and bovine (n = 104) | |
| EcoRI ribotyping | 0.42 (0.27, 0.57) | 0.90 (0.85, 0.94) | 0.81 (0.75, 0.87) |
| hylB allelic typing | 0.71 (0.60, 0.82) | 0.73 (0.64, 0.81) | 0.85 (0.82, 0.89) |
| sodA allelic typing | 0.40 (0.23, 0.56) | 0.22 (0.07, 0.36) | 0.61 (0.56, 0.66) |
| EcoRI ribotyping and sodA allelic typing | 0.51 (0.35, 0.67) | 0.91 (0.86, 0.95) | 0.84 (0.79, 0.90) |
| EcoRI ribotyping and hylB allelic typing | 0.74 (0.63, 0.84) | 0.96 (0.94, 0.98) | 0.92 (0.88, 0.95) |
| hylB allelic typing and sodA allelic typing | 0.75 (0.65, 0.85) | 0.73 (0.63, 0.83) | 0.87 (0.83, 0.90) |
| EcoRI ribotyping and hylB allelic typing and sodA allelic typing | 0.76 (0.65, 0.87) | 0.96 (0.94, 0.97) | 0.93 (0.89, 0.96) |