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 (%) |
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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.