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Table 2 Characterization of MRSA isolates

From: Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in HIV-infected patients in Barcelona, Spain: a cross-sectional study

Patient

Sample

SCCmec

MLST

PVL

Antibiotic resistance pattern

A

Pharyngeal

Type IV

ST146 (CC5)

Negative

Resistance to: erythromycin, clindamycin, tobramycin and ciprofloxacin

B

Nasal and Pharyngeal

Type IV

ST125 (CC5)

Negative

Resistance to: erythromycin, tobramycin and ciprofloxacin

C

Nasal

NA

NA

Negative

Resistance to: erythromycin, tobramycin and ciprofloxacin

  1. CC, clonal complex; MLST, multilocus sequence typing; PVL, Panton–Valentine Leukocidin; SCCmec, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; ST, sequence type