Table 2.
Typing data for MRSA strains from patients and contaminated surfaces
| spa typea | Number of isolates | Ridom spa typeb | PVL gene | CMRSA | USA equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient rooms: |
(n = 7) |
|
|
|
|
| 2c |
85.7% (6) |
t002 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| 437d |
14.3% (1) |
t003 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| General environment: |
(n = 6) |
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
83.3% (5) |
t002 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| 1 |
16.7% (1) |
t008 |
Yes |
10 |
300 |
| Patientse: |
(n = 46) |
|
|
|
|
| 2f |
65.2% (30) |
t002 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| 437 |
13% (6) |
t003 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| Newg |
6.5% (3) |
Not assigned |
No |
Not assigned |
Not assigned |
| 1 |
4.3% (2) |
t008 |
Yes |
10 |
300 |
| 7 |
2.2% (1) |
Not assigned |
No |
Not assigned |
Not assigned |
| 12 |
2.2% (1) |
t062 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| 23 |
2.2% (1) |
t548 |
No |
2 |
100 |
| 771h |
2.2% (1) |
t2104 |
Yes |
Not assigned |
Not assigned |
| New | 2.2% (1) | t3618 | No | Not assigned | Not assigned |
n = number of isolates.
PVL = Panton-Valentine leukocidin.
CMRSA = Canadian epidemic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
aspa types classified according to eGenomics (http://tools.egenomics.com).
bspa types classified according to the Ridom system (http://www.spaserver.ridom.de).
c Five isolates recovered from five unexposed rooms; one isolate recovered from one MRSA exposed room.
d One isolate recovered from one unexposed room.
e For three MRSA exposed rooms, the patient’s MRSA isolate was not collected.
f Five MRSA isolates are from MRSA exposed rooms that were sampled.
g One patient isolate from a MRSA exposed room.
h Patient isolate from a MRSA exposed room.