Table 2.
Sequence types (ST) distribution among S. epidermidis clinical isolates and colonized isolates
| MLST | CC | Clinical isolates(N = 223) | Colonized isolates(N = 106) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| ST2 | 2 | 28 | 12.56% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST5 | 2 | 1 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST10 | 2 | 2 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST14 | 2 | 7 | 3.14% | 5 | 4.72% |
| ST16 | 2 | 2 | 0.90% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST20 | 2 | 8 | 3.59% | 14 | 13.21% |
| ST21 | 2 | 3 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST57 | 2 | 4 | 1.79% | 2 | 1.89% |
| ST59 | 2 | 12 | 5.38% | 3 | 2.83% |
| ST89 | 2 | 3 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST125 | 2 | 6 | 2.69% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST130 | 2 | 16 | 7.17% | 19 | 17.92% |
| ST210 | 2 | 9 | 4.04% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST226 | Singletons | 4 | 1.79% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST227 | 227 | 5 | 2.24% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST234 | 2 | 3 | 1.35% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST235 | 2 | 6 | 2.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST248 | 2 | 1 | 0.45% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST262 | Singletons | 4 | 1.79% | 0 | 0.00% |
| ST263 | 365 | 5 | 2.24% | 1 | 0.94% |
| ST466 | 2 | 20 | 8.97% | 16 | 15.09% |
| Non typing | 13 | 5.83% | 12 | 11.32% | |
| Other | 61 | 27.35% | 28 | 26.42% | |
| Total | 223 | 100.00% | 106 | 100.00% | |
CC clonal complex