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Table 5 Simpson’s index of diversity and 95% Confidence intervals (CI 95% ) of the typing methods used in the analysis of the 160 invasive isolates and 320 pharyngitis isolates

From: Group A streptococci clones associated with invasive infections and pharyngitis in Portugal present differences in emm types, superantigen gene content and antimicrobial resistance

Typing method

Invasive

Pharyngitis

No. types

SID [CI95%]

No. types

SID [CI95%]

T typing

13

0.882 [0.859-0.904]

17

0.915 [0.907-0.923]

emm typing

30

0.920 [0.900-0.940]

26

0.921 [0.911-0.931]

PFGE profiling

30

0.930 [0.912-0.947]

44

0.947 [0.939-0.954]

SAg profiling

27

0.911 [0.891-0.931]

46

0.941 [0.932-0.951]