Table 1:
Characteristics of included B. contaminans strains collected from Argentinian patients
| Unique Identifier | Outbreak | PFGE Pattern | Origin | Diagnosis | Location | Patient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 311–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 312–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 313–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 314–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 315–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 316–12 | 1 | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 460–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 461–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 462–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 463–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 464–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 465–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 466–12 | 2 | BX1 | Blood | Other | Misiones | |
| 632–13 | 3 | NT | Blood | N/A | CABA | |
| 634–13 | 3 | NT | Blood | N/A | CABA | |
| 635–13 | 3 | NT | Blood | N/A | CABA | |
| 636–13 | 3 | NT | Blood | N/A | CABA | |
| 231–12 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | A |
| 384–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | A |
| 426–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | A |
| 476–14 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | A |
| 512–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | A |
| 477–14 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | B |
| 545–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | CF | Cordoba | B |
| 371–14 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | C |
| 452–14 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | C |
| 506–13 | Sporadic | BX4 | Sputum | CF | CABA | D |
| 575–13 | Sporadic | BX4 | Sputum | N/A | CABA | D |
| 311–11 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | La Pampa | E |
| 465–13 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | La Pampa | E |
| 026–12 | Sporadic | BX4 | Sputum | CF | BA | |
| 154–12 | Sporadic | BX7 | Blood | Other | Rio Negro | |
| 173–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 191–14 | Sporadic | BX6 | Blood | Other | BA | |
| 193–14 | Sporadic | BX6 | Blood | Other | BA | |
| 211–13 | Sporadic | BX1 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 212–13 | Sporadic | BX2 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba | |
| 265–11 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | |
| 341–12 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | Other | Cordoba | |
| 341–14 | Sporadic | BX7 | Sputum | CF | CABA | |
| 351–12 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | BA | |
| 353–12 | Sporadic | BX3 | Urine | Other | BA | |
| 369–14 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | |
| 385–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba | |
| 386–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba | |
| 421–12 | Sporadic | BX1 | N/A | N/A | Misiones | |
| 423–14 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | BA | |
| 425–12 | Sporadic | NT | Sputum | CF | BA | |
| 447–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba | |
| 450–12 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | |
| 472–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba | |
| 480–14 | Sporadic | BX3 | Sputum | CF | Cordoba | |
| 497–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba | |
| 546–13 | Sporadic | BX3 | Blood | N/A | Cordoba |
PFGE: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, NT: non-typeable, CF: cystic fibrosis, N/A: not available, BA: Buenos Aires province, CABA: Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires