Table 1.
Source and characteristics of MRSA isolates in Kuwait hospitals
| Strain No. | Year | Hospital | Gender | Source | PFGE | SCCmec type | spa type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait_70 | 2005 | Armed Forces | M | Sputum | B1 | IVh | t032 |
| Kuwait_64 | 2005 | Mubarak | M | Swab | A5 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_74 | 2005 | Mubarak | M | Wound | A3 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_51 | 2005 | Mubarak | M | Nasal | C | IVa | t2251 |
| Kuwait_270 | 2010 | Farwaniya | M | Nasal | B | IVh | t032 |
| Kuwait_376 | 2010 | CDH | M | Wound | B1 | IVh | t032 |
| Kuwait_359 | 2010 | Sabah | F | Nasal | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_365 | 2010 | Maternity | F | Nasal | A1 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_366 | 2010 | Al-Razi | M | Wound | A1 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_368 | 2010 | Mubarak | M | Nasal | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_369 | 2010 | Sabah | M | Nasal | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_370 | 2010 | Ibn-Sina | M | Nasal | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_371 | 2010 | Al-Razi | F | Nasal | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_372 | 2010 | Jahra | F | Ear | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_378 | 2010 | Mubarak | M | Nasal | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_380 | 2010 | Maternity | — | Nasal | A4 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_384 | 2010 | Ibn-Sina | M | Nasal | A2 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_385 | 2010 | Ibn-Sina | M | Axilla | A2 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_387 | 2010 | Mubarak | F | Nasal | A3 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_388 | 2010 | Mubarak | M | Bed sore | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_391 | 2010 | Sabah | M | Nasal | A2 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_398 | 2010 | Mubarak | M | Nasal | A1 | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_400 | 2010 | Sabah | F | Ear | A | IVa | t223 |
| Kuwait_229 | 2010 | Maternity | F | Nasal | A | IVa | t309 |
| Kuwait_361 | 2010 | Ibn-Sina | M | Swab | B | IV | t3107 |
| Kuwait_363 | 2010 | Sabah | M | Sputum | B | IV | t3107 |
| Kuwait_386 | 2010 | Al-Razi | M | Ulcer | A6 | IVa | t3935 |
| Kuwait_377 | 2010 | Sabah | M | Groin | A | IVa | t5708 |
| Kuwait_379 | 2010 | Adan | M | Nasal | B2 | IV | t5983 |
| Kuwait_373 | 2010 | Maternity | F | HVS | B1 | IVa | t790 |
| Kuwait_374 | 2010 | Sabah | M | Nasal | B1 | IVa | t790 |
| Kuwait_375 | 2010 | Ibn-Sina | F | Sputum | B1 | IVa | t790 |
| Kuwait_360 | 2010 | Adan | F | Abscess | B | IV | t852 |
| Kuwait_362 | 2010 | Farwaniya | F | Nasal | B | IV | t852 |
| Kuwait_364 | 2010 | Mubarak | M | Groin | B | IV | t852 |
| Kuwait_367 | 2010 | Adan | F | Pus | B | IV | t852 |
| Kuwait_399 | 2010 | Maternity | F | Pus | B | IV | t852 |
CDH, Chest Disease hospital; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; HVS, high vaginal swab; PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.