Table 5. MLST, spa typing, and antimicrobial resistance profile of MRSA.

□, susceptible; ▪, resistant.

MLST, multilocus sequence typing; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; CLSI, Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; GEN, gentamicin; KAM, kanamycin; RIF, rifampin; PEN, penicillin; FOX, cefoxitin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; VAN, vancomycin; ERY, erythromycin; LNZ, linezolid; SMX, sulfamethoxazole; TMP, trimethoprim; CLI, clindamycin; CHL, chloramphenicol; MUP, mupirocin; SYN, dalfopristin; TET, tetracycline; FUS, fusidate.