TABLE 1.

Phage typing patterns of 172 MRSA isolates

Phage		No. of isolates during the period from:
Type	Pattern	1967–1977	1978–1986	1987–1996
A	(83A/85/95)wk 88//87Ma		46	54
B	83A/85/95/90/88//47T/90A/13Ma		14
C	83A/85/88//56C/87Ma			8
D	83A/85/88//56B/56C/67R/87Ma		4
E	77/83A/84/85/95/90/88//47T/90A/13Ma	1	4	3
F	6/47/53/54/77/83A/84/85/88b	3
G	88b	12	1
H	77/84b	3
K	Miscellaneousa	6	3	4
L	Not typeablea	6	1	1

^a100× RTD. 

^bRTD.