Table 3.
Molecular features and resistance patterns of multi-resistant MRSA isolates resistant and susceptible to rifampicin.
| MLST (ST) |
SCCmec type | PFGE | spa-type | Resistance pattern1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST 228 | I | B | t041 | OXA, ERY, CLI, GEN, TOB, RIF, CIP |
| ST 228 | IVA | A | t2222 or novel | OXA, ERY, CLI, GEN, TOB, CIP |
| ST 247 | I | Iberian clone (ATCCBAA44; PER88) |
t051 | OXA, ERY, CLI, GEN, TOB, RIF, CIP, TET |
(1 OXA, oxacillin; ERY, erythromycin; CLI, clindamycin; GEN, gentamicin; TOB, tobramycin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; RIF, rifampicin)