Table 4.

Correlation between PCR-RFLP of the coagulase gene and antibiotyping of MRSA strains from South Africa

Type	(PCR-RFLP coagulase gene) ± 20 bp (number of strains)	Antibiotype (number of strains)
		PEN	GM	EM	TE	TM	CIP	MUP	CHL	RF
3a	650 (81, 567) (41)	+	+	+	+	+	+			+ (1)
		+	+	+	+	+		+		+ (3)
		+	+	+	+	+			+	+ (4)
		+	+		+	+			+	+ (2)
		+	+		+	+		+		+ (2)
		+	+	+	+	+				+ (22)
		+	+	+	+					+ (1)
		+	+		+	+				+ (4)
		+			+					+ (2)
3b	650 (567) (2)	+	+	+	+	+				+ (1)
		+	+		+	+				+ (1)
5b	750 (81, 243, 405) (1)	+	+	+	+	+				+ (1)
7a	800 (81, 162, 486) (5)	+	+	+						(5)
7b	800 (81, 324, 405) (7)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	(2)
		+	+	+	+	+	+	+		(5)
7c	800 (324, 405) (2)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	(2)
8a	850 (81, 162, 486) (1)	+	+	+						(1)
8e	850 (324, 405) (1)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		(1)
12a	No product (1)	+	+	+	+	+				+ (1)