Table 3.
Distribution of epidemic S. epidermidis PFGE types (≥3 isolates) and related characteristics
|
Group 1
|
Group 2
|
Group 3
|
Group 4
|
P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common to the three epidemiological groups (CRBSIs-HCWs-HVs) | Specific to hospital environment (CRBSIs-HCWs) | Specific to CRBSIs | Commensal (HCWs, HCWs-HVs) | ||
|
N° isolates |
24 |
20 |
12 |
9 |
NA |
|
Epidemic PFGE types (N° isolates) |
F (6), ZO (4), R (11), N (3) |
I (6), ZV (13), Y (11) |
ZK (3), ZL (5), ZH (4) |
ZB (4), E (5) |
NA |
|
MLST |
ST153, ST130, ST89, ST59 |
ST22, ST5 |
ST2 |
ST33, ST73 |
NA |
|
N°
mec
A positive isolates |
6 |
20 |
12 |
1 |
‹0.001 |
|
N°
ica
A positive isolates |
1 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
‹0.001 |
| Median sum of resistances (range) | 2 (0–6) | 5 (2–8) | 8 (5–8) | 1 (1–4) | ‹0.001 |
Legend:
NA not available.