Table 3. Epidemiological relatedness of ESBL-producing E. coli isolates typed using HiMLST only.
| Cluster no. | Sequence type | No. of patients | Healthcare-relateda | Model 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definite | Probable | Possible | Impossible | ||||
| 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 131 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3b | 30 |
| 3 | 155 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 354 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 399 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 405 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 410 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 429 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 624 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 648 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | n.a. | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
Abbreviations: HiMLST, High-throughput MultiLocus Sequence Typing; n.a., not applicable
aPositive isolate identified between 48 hours after admission and within 48 hours after discharge.
bOf which one isolate was considered as healthcare-related