Characteristics of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Strains Isolated from Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections in Uruguay

Table 1

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of CA-MRSA isolates recovered in Uruguay between 2004-2005. CP, capsular polysaccharide; iML_B, inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance; PVL, Panton-Valentine leukocidin.

Group	PFGE type	CP	iMLSB Phenotype	PVL	Number of strains
1	A	8	−	+	62^(a),(b)
2	A, A1, A2	8	+	+	19
3	A3	8	−	−	1
4	B	8	+	+	4^(c)
5	C	8	−	+	1
6	D	8	−	+	1
7	E	NT	+	−	1^(d)
8	F	5	−	−	1
				Total	90

(a)Fifty-nine isolates showed positive result by colony immunoblot method with CP8 antibody and 3 strains showed positive result by PCR for the cp8 gene. (b)Twenty-three strains showed SCCmec type-IV. (c)All strains in this group showed SCCmec type-II. (d)Positive PCR amplification for the cp8 gene.