Table 3.

Concordance of the WGS serotyping method and other serotyping methods

Serotype*	Concordance: SAST and WGS			Concordance: rt-PCR and WGS
	Total Isolates	No. of Concordant Isolates	Percent	Total Isolates	No. of Concordant Isolates	Percent
a	67	67	100.0	64	64	100.0
b	49	49	100.0	46	46	100.0
c	9	9	100.0	9	9	100.0
d	8	8	100.0	8	8	100.0
e	131	131	100.0	122	122	100.0
f	131	131	100.0	131	131	100.0
NT	293	292	99.7	116	116	100.0
Total	688	687	99.9	496	496	100.0

Serotype* defined by SAST method. The concordance data is reported as the number and percent of isolates. Only one discordant isolate was identified