Table 2.
Correlation between the different molecular typing methods.
| Strain | Sample | spa type | agr type | mecA gene | Sccmec type | PVL gene1 | Antimicrobial resistance2, 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wound | t230 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 2 | Septicemia | t230 | I | − | − | + | − |
| 3 | Septicemia | t024 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 4 | Septicemia | t304 | I | − | − | − | tet |
| 5 | Urine | t304 | I | − | − | − | tet |
| 6 | Wound | t4892 | I | − | − | + | cot |
| 7 | Wound | t024 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 8 | Wound | t304 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 9 | CSF | t2790 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 10 | Wound | t304 | I | − | − | + | tet |
| 11 | Wound | t024 | I | − | − | + | − |
| 12 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | + | tet |
| 13 | Blood | t045 | I | − | − | + | − |
| 14 | Sputum | t005 | I | + | IV | + | cx |
| 15 | Blood | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 16 | Urine | t439 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 17 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | − | cx |
| 18 | Wound | t005 | I | + | I | − | cx |
| 19 | Urine | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 20 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | + | − |
| 21 | Blood | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 22 | Blood | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 23 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 24 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | + | − |
| 25 | Urine | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 26 | Wound | t230 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 27 | Blood | t230 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 28 | Sputum | t005 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 29 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 30 | Wound | t7688 | I | − | − | + | − |
| 31 | CSF | t7688 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 32 | Sputum | t4892 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 33 | Urine | t304 | I | + | I | − | cx |
| 34 | Wound | t138 | I | + | III | + | cx, cot |
| 35 | Wound | t037 | I | + | III | − | Cip, gen, cd, tet, le, rif, cx, cot |
| 36 | Perituen | t037 | III | + | IV | − | Cip, gen, cd, tet, le, cx, cot |
| 37 | Urine | t937 | I | − | − | − | Cip, gen, cd, tet, le |
| 38 | Wound | t436 | I | − | − | − | gen, cd, tet, cx |
| 39 | Wound | t8015 | III | − | − | − | gen, cd, tet, cx |
| 40 | Abscess | t037 | I | + | IV | − | Cip, gen, cd, tet, rif, cx, cot |
| 41 | Blood | t352 | I | − | − | − | tet, rif, cx |
| 42 | Sputum | t084 | I | − | − | − | tet, cot |
| 43 | Urine | t1741 | − | − | − | − | tet |
| 44 | Sputum | t005 | I | − | − | − | − |
| 45 | Wound | t037 | I | − | − | − | tet, cot |
| 46 | Blood | t267 | I | − | − | − | Cip, tet, cot |
| 47 | Urine | t021 | − | − | − | − | tet |
| 48 | Blood | t7685 | I | − | − | − | Cip, tet |
| 49 | Blood | t5005 | I | − | − | − | tet |
| 50 | Wound | t275 | I | − | − | − | − |
1PVL: Panton-Valentine Leukocidin.
2Oxa: oxacillin, Lev: levofloxacin, Cip: ciprofloxacin, Tet: tetracycline, Cot: cotrimoxazole, Gen: gentamycin, Cli: clindamycin, Rif: rifampicin.
3No resistance was observed for vancomycin and minocycline.