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. 2015 Sep 3;10(9):e0137931. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137931

Table 2. Simpson's index of diversity of the different typing methods.

Typing methods No. of types SID 95% CI
PFGE 90 0.989 (0.984–0.995)
MLVA 85 0.980 (0.970–0.991)
DL (cut-off 95%) 61 0.961 (0.946–0.977)
DL (cut-off 93%) 46 0.937 (0.915–0.958)
MLST 67 0.906 (0.860–0.951)