TABLE 2.
Comparison of phenotypes obtained using the standard and expanded sets of serotyping MAbsa
| Phenotype | Standard set
|
Expanded set
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of isolates | % | No. of isolates | % | |
| SerT | 617 | 58.3 | 1,036 | 97.8 |
| NT | 442 | 41.7 | 23 | 2.2 |
| SerST | 559 | 52.8 | 888 | 83.9 |
| NST | 500 | 47.2 | 171 | 16.1 |
| SerT:SerST | 529 | 45.6 | 869 | 82.1 |
| SerT:NST | 88 | 8.7 | 167 | 15.8 |
| NT:SerST | 30 | 2.6 | 18 | 1.7 |
| NT:NST | 412 | 43.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
a
The term expanded serotyping is used in this study to refer to standard serotyping including use of the two new MAbs produced in this study, MAbs 23 and P1.14-6.