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. 2019 Nov 27;14(11):e0225726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225726

Table 1. Final SCCmec type distribution among MRSA isolates from 2013 to 2016 and its association between origin of the infection (i.e. healthcare- or community associated).

Healthcare-associated n/463 (%) Community-associated
n/463 (%)
SCCmec type I 0 1 (0.2)
SCCmec type II 43 (9) 0
SCCmec type III 218 (47) 9 (2)
SCCmec type IV 116 (25) 19 (4)
SCCmec type V 2 (0.4) 0
SCCmec type VI 3 (0.7) 1 (0.2)
SCCmec type V or VII 1 (0.2) 0
SCCmec type III-like 2 (0.4) 0
SCCmec type II-like 4 (0.9) 0
SCCmec type I-like 33 (7) 4 (0.9)
New combination 1 (0.2) 0

A single isolate could not be retrieved for testing, three isolates in which the mec gene class could not be detected were classified as healthcare-associated (n = 2) and community-associated (n = 1) and two isolates that produced no SCCmec banding pattern were classified as healthcare-associated.