Table 1.
Characteristics of isolates used in this study.
| MLST sequence type |
SCCmec
type |
No. of isolates |
Source of isolates |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST 239-CC8 | IIIA | 13-MRSA | Pus (4), sputum (3), wound (3), blood (1), abscess (1), bC.S.F (1) |
| ST22-CC22 | IVh | 5-MRSA | Blood (4), pus (1) |
| ST188-CC1 | V | 3-MRSA | Pus (2), wound (1) |
| ST1-CC1 | V | 3-MRSA | Pus (2), wound (1) |
| ST1283-CC8 | IIIA | 3-MRSA | Medical devices (1), blood (1), wound (1) |
| ST7-CC7 | V | 3-MRSA | Pus (2), blood (1) |
| ST5-CC5 | — | 4-MSSA | Tracheal aspirate (1), cswab (1), urine (1), tissue (1) |
| ST121-CC121 | — | 4-MSSA | Swab (3), abscess (1) |
| ST88-CC88 | — | 2-MSSA | Swab (2) |
| ST45-CC45 | — | 2-MSSA | Swab (2) |
| ST8-CC8 | — | 2-MSSA | Swab (2) |
| ST15-CC15 | — | 2-MSSA | C.S.F (1), urine (1) |
| aDifferent ST types | — | 14-MSSA | Swab (7), tissue (2), pus (2), abscess (1), C.S.F (1), tracheal aspirate (1) |
aMajor STs of MSSA recovered as single isolates including ST188-singleton, ST152-CC8, ST80-CC80, ST1-CC1, ST12-CC12, ST20-singleton, ST361-singleton, ST1153-singleton, ST769-CC1, ST508-CC45, ST833-singleton, ST9-CC97, ST1050-CC25, and ST15-CC5. bC.S.F: cerebrospinal fluid. cSwab: specimen collected from haematoma, eyes, axilla, skin, breast, face, foot, and ear.