Table 1 Characteristics of 72 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from Alexandria Main University Hospital.

Median age

35

Male: Female ratio

43: 28^a

HA: CA ratio

45: 11^b

Inpatient: ICU ratio

56: 15^c

Specimen

Pus/tissue (n = 44)

Blood (n = 13)

Respiratory (n = 11)

Urine (n = 4)

spa types

t037 (n = 41)

t044 (n = 3)

t127 (n = 9)

t223 (n = 3)

t267 (n = 6)

t304 (n = 2)

t416 (n = 1)

t688 (n = 4)

t786 (n = 1)

t6978 (n = 1)

t16221 (n = 1)

SCCmec types

III (n = 41)

IV (n = 11)

IV E (n = 5)

V (n = 8)

ND (n = 7)

MLST

ST-1, t127, SCCmec V

ST-5, t688, SCCmec IV E

ST-6, t304, SCCmec IV

ST-22, t223, SCCmec IV E

ST-22, t6978, SCCmec IV E

ST-80, t416, SCCmec IV

ST-97, t267, SCCmec V 

ST-239, t304, SCCmec III

ST-241, t037, SCCmec III

ST-1502, t044, SCCmec IV

ST-4808, t267, SCCmec IV