Table 3 Molecular characteristics of HA-MRSA isolates described in this study (n = 120).
No. of isolates | Clonal complex (CC) | ST (n, %) | spa type (n) | SCCmectype (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | CC239 | ST239 (74, 61.7) | t030 (56), t037(14), t632(3), t7576 (1) | III (56), II (18) |
24 | CC5 | ST5 (20, 16.7) | t002 (14), t570 (3), t187 (2), t2460 (1) | II (18), III (1), N (1) |
ST2590 (1, 0.8) | t002 (1) | II (1) | ||
ST105 (3, 2.5) | t688 (3) | II (3) | ||
12 | CC59 | ST59 (12, 10.0) | t437 (11), t1451 (1) | IVa (8), III (4) |
4 | CC398 | ST398 (4, 3.3) | t034 (4) | III (2), II (2) |
2 | CC30 | ST1777 (1, 0.8) | t3651 (1) | II (1) |
ST30 (1, 0.8) | t019 (1) | IVa (1) | ||
1 | CC88 | ST88 (1, 0.8) | t7637 (1) | I (1) |
1 | CC1 | ST1 (1, 0.8) | t114 (1) | III (1) |
1 | CC45 | ST45 (1, 0.8) | t2637 (1) | IVa (1) |
1 | CC7 | ST7 (1, 0.8) | t091 (1) | IVa (1) |
