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. 2003 Dec;41(12):5640–5644. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5640-5644.2003

TABLE 2.

Degree of superclustering and standard and alternative calculations of recent transmission for various allowable ranges of NGD for 2- and 5-year maximum interstrain intervals

NGD Interstrain interval (yr) No. of superclustered cases No. of superclusters Percent
Superclustering (N/T) Recent transmission
(NS)/T (NE + NLSL)/T
0 497 109 70.2 54.8 63.0
0→1 2 552 85 78.0 66.0 72.9
5 836 92 84.9 75.5 81.4
0→2 2 589 71 83.1 73.2 79.4
5 957 81 90.1 82.5 87.5
0→3 2 616 59 87.0 78.7 84.5
5 1,096 77 93.9 87.3 92.4
0→4 2 638 55 90.1 82.3 87.9
5 1,087 64 94.9 89.3 93.8