Table 1.
General characteristics of 30 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from hospital and community environments in Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.
| Isolate number | Origin | Isolation source | MRSA origin | SCCmec type | agr type | Virulence gene profile | PFGE type | ST/CC | spa type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17A | H1 | Telephone – ICU | HA | IVa | 1 | etb, sei, icaD | A1 | 45/45 | t371 |
| C137 | DCC 4 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 1 | seg, sei, icaD | A1 | 45/45 | t371 |
| 52 | H2 | Control panel | HA | IVa | 1 | sei, icaA/icaD | A2 | 2228/45 | t004 |
| 59 | H2 | Drug's dilution countertops | HA | IVa | 1 | etb, sei, icaD | A2 | 2228/45 | t004 |
| 85.1 | H2 | Bed-drawer knob – PICU | HA | IVa | 1 | eta, se, icaA/icaD | A2 | 2228/45 | t004 |
| C60 | DCC 2 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 1 | eta, seb, seg, sei, sej, icaD | A2 | 2228/45 | t004 |
| C18 | DCC 1 | Nasal Swab | CA | V | 4 | eta, seg, sei, icaD | J | 398/398 | t242 |
| C83 | DCC 2 | Nasal Swab | CA | V | 4 | eta, seb, seg, sei, sej, icaD | J | 398/398 | t242 |
| 12D | H1 | Control panel – ICU | HA | V | 2 | etb, sei tst, icaA/icaD | B1 | 676/5 | t9784 |
| 47.1 | H2 | Drug's dilution countertops | HA | V | 2 | sei, icaD | B2 | 461/5 | t5085 |
| 43.1 | H2 | Floor | HA | V | 2 | sei, icaA/icaD | B3 | 5/5 | t311 |
| 91 | H2 | Floor of drug's dilution room | HA | IVa | 2 | sei, tst, icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| 101 | H2 | Sink PICU | HA | IVa | 2 | sei, icaA/icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| 27A | H1 | Baby Crib | HA | IVa | 2 | etb, sei, tst, icaA/icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| C138 | DCC 4 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 2 | seg, sei, sej, icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| C48 | DCC 2 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 2 | seg, sei, sej, icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| C54 | DCC 2 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 2 | seg, sei, sej, icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| C77 | DCC 2 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 2 | seg, sei, icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| C94 | DCC 3 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 2 | seg, sei, sej, icaD | C | 5/5 | t242 |
| 16A | H1 | Weighing-machine | HA | V | 2 | etb, sei, icaD | D | 2226/5 | t3374 |
| 28 | H1 | Control panel – Baby Crib | HA | I | 2 | etb, sei, icaD | E | 1427/5 | t5046 |
| 29 | H1 | Control panel ICU | HA | I | 2 | etb, sei, tst, icaA/icaD | E | 1427/5 | t5046 |
| 33A | H1 | Telephone – ICU | HA | I | 2 | etb, etb, sei, icaD | E | 1427/5 | t5046 |
| 39 | H2 | Medicine's fridge | HA | I | 2 | etb, sei, icaD | F | 3050/45 | t3374 |
| 41 | H2 | Prescription paper | HA | I | 2 | etb, sei, icaD | F | 3050/45 | t3374 |
| 62 | H2 | Prescription paper | HA | I | 2 | etb sei, icaD | F | 3050/45 | t3374 |
| 74 | H2 | Emergency stretcher | HA | I | 2 | eta, etb, sei, icaA/icaD | F | 3050/45 | t3374 |
| 67 | H2 | Control panel | HA | V | 2 | sei, icaA/icaD | G | 3019/45 | t11545 |
| C152 | DCC 4 | Nasal Swab | CA | V | 2 | seg, sei, sej, icaD | H | 5/5 | t242 |
| C80 | DCC2 | Nasal Swab | CA | IVa | 2 | seg, sei, icaD | I | 5/5 | t002 |
H1, Hospital Municipal Esaú Matos; H2, Hospital Geral de Vitória de Conquista; DCC, day care center; HA-MRSA, hospital-acquired MRSA; CA-MRSA, community-acquired MRSA; ICU, intensive care unit; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; SCCmec, Staphylococcal cassete chromosome mec; agr, accessory gene regulator; PFGE, pulsed field gel electrophoresis; ST, sequence type; CC, clonal complex.