Table 6. Epidemiological relatedness of ESBL-producing E. coli isolates typed using HiMLST in combination with Raman spectroscopy.

Cluster no.	No. of patients	Healthcare-relateda	ST 131(%)	Model 3				Model 4
				Definite	Probable	Possible	Impossible	Definite	Probable	Possible	Impossible
1	4	1	4 (100)	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
2	15	4	15 (100)	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
3	3	2	3 (100)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
4	2	0	2 (100)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
5	2	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
6	2	2	0 (0)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
7	3	3	0 (0)	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2
8	3	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Total	34	12	24 (70.6)	0	0	0	34	0	0	1	33

Abbreviations: HiMLST, High-throughput MultiLocus Sequence Typing.

^aPositive sample identified between 48 hours after admission and within 48 hours after discharge