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SCCmec type and molecular type of 67 MRSA isolates according to the origin of acquisition.
| Origin of the MRSA (n) | SCCmec type (n) | Molecular PFGE type (n) |
| Hospital acquired (n: 28) | III (13) | E (9) |
| F (2) | ||
| G (2) | ||
| IV (14) | B (6) | |
| A (5) | ||
| C (3) | ||
| ND (1) | C (1) | |
| Positive at hospital admission (n:16) | III (4) | E (4) |
| IV (11) | A (7) | |
| C (4) | ||
| ND (1) | C (1) |
MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus; PFGE: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; ND: not determined.
