TABLE 1.
Results of antibiogram analysis and genotyping of nine MRSA isolates of SCCmec type IV identified by PCR-RFLP analysis of the ccrB gene
| Strain | Origin | Sample | Antibiogramdresult
|
MLSTa(STe, allelic profilef) | PFGE patterng | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEF | CIP | CLI | ERY | GEN | OXA | PEN | TZP | TET | VAN | |||||
| K-1 | HA | Sputum | R | S | S | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | 72, 1-4-1-8-4-4-3 | A |
| K-2 | HA | Wound | I | S | S | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | 72, 1-4-1-8-4-4-3 | A |
| K-3 | HA | Sputum | S | S | S | R | S | R | R | I | S | S | 72, 1-4-1-8-4-4-3 | A |
| K-4 | HA | Urine | S | S | S | R | S | R | R | I | S | S | 72, 1-4-1-8-4-4-3 | A |
| K-5 | CA | Woundb | S | S | R | S | S | R | R | R | S | S | 375, 19-23-15-2-19-20-42 | D |
| K-6 | HA | Ear discharge | S | S | S | R | S | R | R | R | S | S | 72, 1-4-1-8-4-4-3 | A |
| K-7 | HA | Nasal swab | S | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | 72, 1-4-1-8-4-4-3 | A1 |
| K-8 | CA | Woundc | S | S | S | R | S | R | R | I | S | S | 1, 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 | B |
| K-9 | HA | Nasal swab | S | S | S | R | I | R | R | I | S | S | 239, 2-3-1-1-4-4-3 | C |
a
MLST, multilocus sequence typing.
b
Cellulities.
c
Necrotizing fasciitis.
d
Antibiotic abbreviations: CEF, cephalothin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CLI, clindamycin; ERY, erythromycin; GEN, gentamicin; OXA, oxacillin; PEN, penicillin; TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; TET, tetracycline; VAN, vancomycin. R, resistant; S, susceptible; I, intermediate.
e
ST, sequence type.
f
Allelic profile: arcC aroE glpF gmk pta tpi yqiL.
g
According to criteria of Tenover et al. (19).