Table 1 List of S. epidermidis isolates obtained from the patient over the infection period

From: In-host evolution of Staphylococcus epidermidis in a pacemaker-associated endocarditis resulting in increased antibiotic tolerance

Isolate

ST

Phylogenetic group

Isolation week

Isolation material

Resistance profile

1A

378

1

Week 1

Deep wound extract pocket site infection

PEN, AMP, ERY

1B

378

1

Week 1

Deep wound extract pocket site infection

PEN, AMP, ERY

1C

378

1

Week 1

Tissue pocket site infection

PEN, AMP, ERY

1D

378

1

Week 1

Tissue pocket site infection

PEN, AMP, ERY

1E

378

1

Week 1

Electrode (inactive PM)

PEN, AMP, ERY

1F

378

1

Week 1

Electrode (inactive PM)

PEN, AMP, ERY

14G

378

2

Week 14

Blood culture

PEN, AMP, ERY

16H

378

2

Week 16

Electrode, n.s.

PEN, AMP, ERY, RIF

16I

378

2

Week 16

Pacemaker aggregate

PEN, AMP, ERY

16J

378

1

Week 16

Pacemaker aggregate

PEN, AMP, ERY

16K

378

2

Week 16

Right ventricular electrode

PEN, AMP, ERY, RIF

16L

378

2

Week 16

Right atrial electrode

PEN, AMP, ERY

16M

378

2

Week 16

Right ventricular electrode

PEN, AMP, ERY, RIF

16N

378

1

Week 16

Silicon caps of electrodes (inactive PM)

PEN, AMP, ERY

16O

378

2

Week 16

Right atrial electrode

PEN, AMP, ERY

16P

59

n.a.

Week 16

Pacemaker aggregate

PEN, AMP, ERY

16Q

88

n.a.

Week 16

Silicon caps of electrodes (inactive PM)

PEN, AMP

16R

88

n.a.

Week 16

Electrode, n.s.

PEN, AMP

16S

88

n.a.

Week 16

Electrode, n.s.

PEN, AMP

16T

88

n.a.

Week 16

Electrode, n.s.

PEN, AMP

  1. n.a. not applicable, n.s. not specified, PEN penicillin, AMP ampicillin, ERY erythromycin, RIF rifampicin, PM pacemaker, ST sequence type