TABLE 3.

Comparison between typing methods used in 105 ST398 isolates

Method/feature	Relative result by:
	Rand index				Adjusted Rand index				Wallace's coefficients
	PFGE	spa typing	SCCmec typing	Origin	PFGE	spa typing	SCCmec typing	Origin	PFGE	spa typing	SCCmec typing	Origin
PFGE	1	0.76	0.45	0.71	1	0.09	0.07	0.01	1	0.45	0.97	0.30
spa typing	0.76	1	0.46	0.61	0.09	1	0.02	0.04	0.10	1	0.62	0.22
SCCmec typing	0.45	0.46	1	0.42	0.07	0.02	1	0.05	0.09	0.24	1	0.23
Origin	0.71	0.61	0.42	1	0.01	0.04	0.05	1	0.06	0.20	0.53	1