Combined agreement rates between QiaXcel and reference methods.

<p>Combined agreement rates between QiaXcel and reference methods.</p

Sizes of PCR fragments determined by the QiaXcel system.

<p>A–Standard loci. B–Hypervariable loci.</p

Discrepant results for standard loci across two centres.

<p>Discrepant results for standard loci across two centres.</p

Discrepant results for hypervariable loci.

<p>Discrepant results for hypervariable loci.</p

Interlaboratory agreement rates.

<p>Hypervariable loci shown in red colour. In cases where results from both laboratories were incorrect, these values were not included in discrepancies.</p

UPGMA type dendrogram generated using spoligotypes profiles on the MIRU-VNTRplus website.

<p>Thirteen clusters were observed. SIT numbers of clusters are indicated with corresponding clades in brackets.</p

Spoligotypes of orphan strains and clusters not identified in the SITVIT database.

1<p>DNA identification in the sample database.</p>2<p>The black and white boxes indicate the presence and absence, respectively, of the specific spacer at positions 1–43 in the DR locus.</p

Dendrogram generated using MIRU-VNTR profiles of 74 strains identified as SIT 53 by spoligotyping.

<p>Samples CIV000067, CIV000077 and CIV000093 are characterized by the presence of double alleles for Mtub30 (4+2), Mtub21 (4+3) and Miru40 (5+2) respectively.</p

Spoligotypes identified by a SIT number in the SITVIT database.

1<p>SIT: Shared International Type.</p>2<p>The black and white boxes indicate the presence and absence, respectively, of the specific spacer at positions 1–43 in the DR locus.</p>3<p>Clade designations according to SpolDB4 database.</p

Drug resistance patterns according to lineages.

1<p>Percentages are in brackets.</p