Table 2. Number of isolate pairs showing similarity between laboratories using the PC and KL methods.

Percentage similarity between isolate pairs	No. of isolate pairs		Interpretation
	PC method	KL method
≥98	12	19	Identical
≥95–97.9	64	43	Closely related
90–94.9	23	32	Unrelated
≤89.9	1	6	Unrelated