TABLE 4.
Comparison of methods for outbreak investigation
| Outbreak (n) | Pattern of outbreak type (no.)
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Occurrence of outbreak type among sporadic isolates [no. (%)]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFGE | PT | MLVA | PFGE | PT | MLVA | |
| OB 1 (8) | SE77B52 | 13a | MSE32 | 1 (0.9) | 26 (23) | 1 (0.9) |
| OB 2 (11) | SE82B1 | 13a (10) | MSE46 | 0 (0) | 26 (23) | 0 (0) |
| RDNCb (1) | 7 (6.2) | |||||
| OB 3 (11) | SE1B1 | 13aa | MSE54 | 34 (30) | 26 (23) | 3 (2.7) |
| OB 4 (10) | SE1B1 | 13a | MSE58 | 34 (30) | 26 (23) | 7 (6.2) |
a
Only three isolates were phage typed.
b
RDNC, reactive but does not conform to known pattern.