Phenotyping of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli by a quantitative antibiogram [MIC] typing scheme using Euclidean distances [QATED]

Table 1 Comparison of suitability of QATED, PCR-RFLP and serotyping for employment of outbreak analysis in the routine diagnostic laboratory

Laboratory parameter	QATED^†	PCR-	Serotyping
		RFLP^*
Time to result	24 h	9 h	2 h
Relative cost/isolate	moderate	high	high
Ease of use	simple	complex	average
Repeatability	good	good	good
Requirements for complex equipment	average	high	average
Applicability to routine diagnostic	good	poor	poor¹
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^†QATED, quantitative antibiogram typing based on Euclidean distance, ^* RFLP, restriction fragment length polymorphism; 1. Based on difficulty in obtaining quality antisera

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