TABLE 2.
Correlations between various typing methods used in this studya
| PFGE type (n) | Antibiogram type(s) (n) | coa gene type(s) (n) | spa gene type(s) (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A (114) | ant1 (83), ant2 (16), ant3 to -10 (15) | coa1 (114) | spa1 (91), spa2 (19), spa3 (2), spa4 (2) |
| A1 (82) | ant1 (61), ant2 (15); ant3 to -10 (6) | coa1 (82) | spa1 (64), spa2 (15), spa3 (2), spa4 (1) |
| Clusters in HUC A1 (33) | ant1 (27), ant2 (5), ant10 (1) | coa1 (33) | spa1 (27), spa2 (6) |
| B (13) | ant2 (4), ant7 (8), ant8 (1) | coa2 (10), coa3 (1), coa5 (2) | spa3 (11), spa1 (1), spa2 (1) |
| C (1) | ant7 (1) | coa4 (1) | spa3 (1) |
a
Within the PFGE type A, data for the main subtype (A1) as well as the 33 epidemic isolates included in the study detected at the HUC have also been listed separately.