Table 2.
Principal clinical characteristics of outbreak patients and strains
| Patient | Reason of admission | Samples | Nature of sample | NCC sector | PFGE profile | MSSA/MRSA | luk-PV | sea | tst | Penicilline G | Oxacilline | Kanamycin | Gentamicin | Tobramycin | Tetracycline | Macrolides | Cotrimoxazole | Fluoroquinolones | Rifamycin | Fusic acid | Fosfomycin | Glycopeptides | Linezolid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prematurity and NEC |
1A |
BSI |
NICU |
A |
MSSA |
|
|
|
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| 1B |
PRICU |
B |
MSSA |
|
|
|
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
ND |
|||
| 2 |
Severe epileptic encephalopathy |
2A |
BSI |
PRICU |
C |
MSSA |
|
|
|
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| 2B |
Conjunctivitis |
C |
MSSA |
|
+ |
|
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|||
| 3 |
Prematurity and NEC |
3A |
Insertion point of KT |
PRICU |
C |
MSSA |
|
|
|
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
ND |
| 3B |
KT |
C |
MSSA |
ND |
ND |
ND |
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
ND |
|||
| 3C |
C |
MSSA |
ND |
ND |
ND |
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
ND |
||||
| 4 |
Prematurity |
4A |
BSI |
PRICU |
Untypable |
MSSA |
|
|
|
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| 4B |
Untypable |
MSSA |
ND |
ND |
ND |
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
||||
| 5 |
Prematurity |
5A |
Tracheal Asp. |
PRICU |
C |
MSSA |
|
|
|
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
ND |
| 5B |
BL |
C |
MSSA |
|
|
+ |
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
R |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
|||
| 6 | Severe epileptic encephalopathy | 6A | Tracheal Asp. | PRICU | C | MSSA | - | R | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis, BSI: bloodstream infection, KT: catheter, Asp.: aspiration, BL: bronchial liquid, luk-PV, gene coding for Panton-Valentine leukocidin; sea, genes coding for staphylococcal enterotoxins A; tst, gene coding for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, ND, non determinate.