TABLE 1.

Descriptions of the five major epidemic MRSA patterns and the MSSA ΔVII pattern

Pattern	Resistance toa:
I	OXA, TOB, GEN, LIN, SUL, PEF, RIF, FOF
II	OXA, TOB, GEN, ERY, LIN, PEF
III	OXA, TOB, GEN, ERY, PEF
VI	OXA, TOB, GEN, ERY, LIN, SUL, PEF, RIF
VII	OXA, TOB, ERY, LIN, PEF, FOF
ΔVII	ERY, LIN, PEF, FOF

^aOXA, oxacillin; TOB, tobramycin; GEN, gentamicin; LIN, lincomycin; ERY, erythromycin; SUL, sulfamethoxazol; PEF, pefloxacin, RIF, rifampin; FOF, fosfomycin.