Table 3.

Multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis results: typability and Hunter-Gaston diversity index (HGDI) for environmental and clinical strains from hospital A.

	MS142	MS211	MS213	MS215	MS216	MS222	MS223
All strains (n = 70)
No. of observed alleles	6	7	7	6	3	6	5
Alleles	1–5; 7	2–8	1–5; 8; 9	1–6	1–2; 4	1–6	2–5; 7
Typability (%)	96	89	90	86	96	82	86
HGDI	0.72	0.83	0.72	0.75	0.49	0.74	0.60
All environmental strains (n = 38)
No. of observed alleles	4	4	3	4	2	2	3
Alleles	1–2; 4–5	2–4; 6	1; 4–5	1–2; 4; 6	1–2	2; 4	2–4
Typability (%)	100	97	100	100	95	84	92
All clinical strains (n = 32)
No. of observed alleles	6	7	7	6	3	6	5
Alleles	1–5; 7	2–8	1–5; 8; 9	1–6	1–2; 4	1–6	2–5; 7
Typability (%)	91	79	79	70	97	79	79
Youenoue et al., 2014 (n = 62)
No. of observed alleles	9	9	11	8	5	7	6
Alleles	1–7; 12	2–9	0–7; 9–10	1–7	1–5	1–5; 7	2–7
Typability (%)	100	97	98	97	98	99	100
HGDI	0.83	0.79	0.86	0.86	0.65	0.76	0.70
Vu-Thien et al., 2007 (n = 24)
No. of observed alleles	9	8	7	7	4	7	7
Alleles	1–7	2–8	3–7; 9	1–6	1–4	1–6	2–7
Typability (%)	100	100	96	100	96	100	75
HGDI	0.81	0.76	0.85	0.80	0.64	0.76	0.77