Table 1.
Characteristics of the MRSA clones isolated from Tunisian hospitals and the community
| ST | Predicted founder group (old clonal complex) | agr type | spa type | SCC mec type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA-MRSA (n=41) |
|
|
|
|
|
| PVL-positive (n=21) |
ST80(n=20) |
80 |
III |
70(n=16) |
IVc(n=16) |
| 346(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
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| 435(n=2) |
IVc(n=2) |
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| new(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
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| ST1440(n=1) |
80 |
III |
70(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| PVL-negative (n=20) |
ST1(n=1) |
15(CC1) |
III |
35(n=1) |
bNT-1(n=1) |
| ST5(n=3) |
5(CC5) |
II |
45(n=2) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| |
|
|
|
NT-A(n=1) |
|
| |
|
|
335(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| ST22(n=1) |
22 |
II |
998(n=1) |
NT-N(n=1) |
|
| ST97(n=2) |
15 |
I |
3(n=1) |
NT-B(n=1) |
|
| |
|
I |
new(n=1) |
NT-B(n=1) |
|
| ST239(n=4) |
5(CC8) |
I |
3(n=4) |
III(n=3) |
|
| ST241(n=3) |
5(CC8) |
I |
125(n=2) |
III(n=2) |
|
| |
|
|
4(n=1) |
III(n=1) |
|
| ST247(n=3) |
5(CC8) |
I |
40(n=3) |
I(n=3) |
|
| ST1819(n=3) |
5(CC8) |
I |
new(n=3) |
I(n=3) |
|
| CA-MRSA(n=28) |
|
|
|
|
|
| PVL-positive(n=22) |
ST80(n=19) |
80 |
III(n=19) |
70(n=17) |
IVc(n=15) |
| |
|
|
|
|
NT-B(n=2) |
| |
|
|
346(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| |
|
|
new(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| ST153(n=2) |
80 |
III |
new(n=1) |
NT-B(n=1) |
|
| |
|
|
70(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| ST2563(n=1) |
80 |
III |
70(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| PVL-negative(n=6) | ST1(n=1) |
15(CCI) |
III |
35(n=1) |
NT-Bc(n=1) |
| ST5(n=2) |
5 |
II |
381(n=1) |
I(n=1) |
|
| |
|
|
1021(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| ST45(n=1) |
45 |
I |
aND(n=1) |
NT-B(n=1) |
|
| ST80(n=2) |
80 |
II |
1021(n=1) |
IVc(n=1) |
|
| III | ND(n=1) | IVc(n=1) |
aND: could not be detected.
bNT: non typeable.