Table 2.
PFGE types and Sequence types (ST) distribution of S. epidermidis isolates collected from health care workers (HCW) and catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI)
| |
|
N° of isolates |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| PFGE type | ST | HCW | CRBSI |
|
Y
|
ST5
|
3
|
3
|
|
I |
ST22 |
5 |
0 |
|
ZB |
ST33 |
4 |
0 |
|
ZH |
ST2 |
0 |
3 |
|
ZV
|
ST5
|
1
|
2
|
| R |
ST88 |
2 |
0 |
| YA |
New single locus variant of ST370 |
2 |
0 |
| YI |
ST16 |
2 |
0 |
| ZO |
ST130 |
2 |
0 |
| ZL |
ST2 |
0 |
2 |
|
ZU |
ST5 |
1 |
1 |
|
F |
ST153 |
1 |
1 |
|
YM |
ST16 |
1 |
1 |
|
ZR |
ST88 |
1 |
1 |
| Singletons |
ND |
17 |
6 |
| Total | 42 | 20 | |
Legend:
ND not done.
Mixed PFGE types are identified by bold type.
Epidemic PFGE types are identified by italic type.