Table 3.
Characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cystic fibrosis patients
| Patient | Number of isolates | Cluster | spa | spa-CC | MLST- CC | Predicted ST | SCCmec | Toxin genes | Antibiotic resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | t2029 | spa-CC 021 | CC30 | ST30/ST239 | III | sea | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, TET |
| A | 1 | 1 | t2029 | spa-CC 021 | CC30 | ST30/ST239 | III | sea | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, TET, GEN, AM, NET, TO, SXT |
| B | 1 | 10 | t073 | spa-CCb | CC45 | ST45 | II | seg, sei, sem, sen, seo | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, CIP |
| C | 1 | Singleton | t151 | Singleton | CC5 | ST5/ST225 | II | None | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, CIP, OF, LEV, GEN, TO |
| C | 2 | Singleton | t151 | Singleton | CC5 | ST5/ST225 | II | None | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, CIP, OF, LEV, GEN, TO |
| C | 2 | Singleton | t151 | Singleton | CC5 | ST5/ST225 | II | None | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, TET, CIP, OF, LEV, GEN, TO, NET, AM |
| D | 3 | Singleton | t571 | Singleton | CC398 | ST398 | V | None | FOX, AZ, ERY, ROX, L, CLIN, SXT |
Abbreviations: spa-CC, spa clonal complex; MLST, multi-locus sequence typing; FOX, cefoxitin; AZ: azithromycin; ERY, erythromycin; ROX, roxithromycin; L, lincomycin; CLIN, clindamycin; TET, tetracycline; GEN, gentamicin; AM, amikacin; NET, netilmicin; TO, tobramycin; SXT, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim; CIP, ciprofloxacin; OF, ofloxacin; LEV, levofloxacin.