TABLE 3.
Distribution of RFT in a San Francisco test population and concordance with PFGE groupings, MLST, and spa typing
| MLRFTa | No. of isolates | No. of MRSA isolates | PFGE clone group | PFGE subtype | MLSTb | spa type | Associated epidemic clonal group (clonal complex)c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAAAAAA | 5 | 1 | K | 4 | ST-1 | ||
| AAAACBC | 1 | 0 | L | 1 | ST-25 | ||
| AAABCBC | 2 | 0 | U | 1 | ST-22 | CC22 | |
| AAACAAC | 1 | 0 | J | 1 | ST-20 | ||
| AAACCAA | 13 | 7 | D | 9 | ST-5 | TJMBMDMBMK | NY/pediatric/Japan (CC5) |
| AAACCAC | 6 | 3 | B | 3 | ST-2 | UH2GFGMDMGGM | |
| ABDBCAB | 7 | 1 | X | 5 | ST-45 | ||
| ACAACAA | 3 | 0 | V | 3 | ST-15 | ||
| BBBBBAB | 6 | 6 | A | 4 | ST-36 | WGKAKAOMQQQ | EMRSA-16 (CC30) |
| BBBBBAB | 11 | 5 | Z | 5 | ST-30 | WGKAKAOMQQQ | CC30 |
| CAAAAAA | 5 | 0 | Q | 4 | ST-109 | ||
| CAAAABC | 4 | 0 | R | 1 | ST-97 | ||
| CAAACAC | 21 | 10 | C | 9 | ST-8 | YHGCMBQBLO | Clone V (CC8) |
| CAABCCB | 2 | 1 | N | 1 | ST-121 | ||
| CAACAAA | 5 | 0 | M | 3 | ST-188 | ||
| CAFBCDB | 11 | 10 | P | 4 | ST-59 | ZDGDGDEB |
a
An RFT was defined by the combination of alleles at the seven loci (e.g., RFT-BBBBBAB in the order RFT-arcC-aroE-glpF-gmk-pta-tpi-yqiL).
b
The ST was defined according to the MLST database (http://www.mlst.net).