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Table 1 Summary of results for 100 USA100 Epidemic MRSA

From: Community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus epidemic clone USA100; more than a nosocomial pathogen

 

Molecular typing

Virulence factor PCR

 

USA100

SCCmec II

spa type1

sed

psmα

Nose

47

47

2,151

45 (96%)

47 (100%)

Wound

27

27

2,586,C

26 (96%)

27 (100%)

Blood

13

13

2,A

12 (82%)

13 (100%)

Urine

4

4

2

3 (75%)

4 (100%)

Other

4

4

2,151,B

3 (75%)

4 (100%)

Lung

3

3

2

3 (100%)

3 (100%)

Unknown

2

2

2

2 (100%)

2 (100%)

Total

100 (100%)

100 (100%)

NA

94 (94%)

100 (100%)

  1. 1 spa types identified for each disease etiology are listed. A-C are unknown spa types.
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