TABLE 1.
Distribution of molecular types of S. aureus isolates in three Canadian provinces
| PFGE type | Type distributiona in:
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Total
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| Ontario
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Quebec
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PEI
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| A1 | 25 | 18.5 | 71 | 52.2 | 3 | 17.6 | 99 | 34.4 |
| A2 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| A3 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.7 | - | - | 6 | 2.1 |
| A4 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| A5 | 4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1.4 |
| A6 | 9 | 6.7 | 13 | 9.6 | - | - | 22 | 7.6 |
| A7 | - | - | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| A8 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| A9 | - | - | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| A10 | 6 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2.1 |
| A11 | 29 | 21.5 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | 30 | 10.4 |
| A12 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| A13 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| A14 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| B1 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| B2 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| C1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| C2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5.9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| D1 | - | - | 4 | 2.9 | - | - | 4 | 1.4 |
| D2 | - | - | 5 | 3.7 | - | - | 5 | 1.7 |
| D3 | - | - | 17 | 12.5 | - | - | 17 | 5.9 |
| E1 | - | - | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| E2 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| F1 | 15 | 11.1 | 3 | 2.2 | - | - | 18 | 6.3 |
| F2 | 25 | 18.5 | 6 | 4.4 | 12 | 70.6 | 43 | 14.9 |
| F3 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.3 |
| F4 | - | - | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| F5 | 6 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.9 | - | - | 10 | 3.5 |
| F6 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.7 |
| Total | 135 | 100.0 | 136 | 100.0 | 17 | 100.0 | 288 | 100.0 |
A dash (-) indicates there were no isolates of a given type isolated in this region.