Molecular Typing of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates on the Basis of Protein A and Coagulase Gene Polymorphisms

Table 3

Analysis of the discriminatory power of the binary typing method (R) compared with the coa and spa genotyping techniques and antibiogram estimated on the basis of the typing results for the 75 MRSA strains.

R Type (𝑛)	coa type/RFLP pattern	spa type/RFLP pattern	Isolate origin	Antibiotype
R1 (13); (5) = ICU 1; (6) = ICU 3; (2) = ICU 7	Co2a/D1	S1c/B2	Sputum (3); Pus (6); Blood (2); Pus (6); Mini-BAL (1); Urine (1)	1–3, 7, 19, 20, 30–32
R2 (27); (8) = ICU 1; (15) = ICU 3; (3) = ICU 7; (1) = ICU 6	Co2a/D1	S1d/B4	Sputum (4); Pus (7); Mini-BAL (9); Blood (3); BAL (2); Urine (2)	1–7, 9, 11–17, 31
R3 (3); (1) = ICU 1; (1) = ICU 3; (1) = ICU 7	Co1a/C1	S1d/B4	Wound; Pus; Mini-BAL	1, 4
R4 (3); (1) = ICU 1; (1) = ICU 3; (1) = ICU 7	Co3a/E2	S1d/B4	BAL (2); Sputum (1)	6, 7, 11
R5	Co2d/C4	S2b/C1	Bed sore/ICU 7	8
R6	Co3a/E2	S1c/B2	BAL/ICU 3	9
R7	Co2b/D2	S1c/B2	Nasal swab/ICU 3	10
R8	Co2e/E1	S3/D	BAL/ICU 7	2
R9	Co2a/D1	S4/E	BAL/ICU 6	15
R10	Co1b/A1	S1a/A1	BAL/ICU 1	18
R11 (3); (1) = ICU 1; (2) = ICU 3	Co2c/D3	S1b/B1	Sputum (2)	17, 19
R12	Co1c/A2	S4/E	Blood/ICU 1	21
R13 (4); (2) = ICU 3; (2) = ICU 7	Co2c/D3	S1c/B2	Mini-BAL; Urine; BAL; Blood	1, 2, 19, 27
R14	Co1b/A1	S4/E	Wound/ICU 7	22
R15 (4); (2) = ICU 1; (1) = ICU 3; (1) = ICU 7	Co1b/C2	S1d/B4	Blood; Urine; BAL; Sputum	1, 2, 6, 23
R16	Co1b/C2	S1c/B3	Pus/ICU 7	1
R17	Co1b/B	S4/E	Pus/ICU 3	1
R18 (2); (1) = ICU 1; (1) = ICU 7	Co1b/C2	S1c/B2	Wound; Mini-BAL	1, 24
R19 (3); (1) = ICU 1; (1) = ICU 3; (1) = ICU 7	Co2a/D1	S2c/B5	Wound (2); Blood (1)	3, 7, 25; 3
R20	Co1b/B	S2d/C2	Blood/ICU 3	26
R21	Co3b/A3	S2a/A2	Blood/ICU 1	28
R22	Co1b/B	S2e/C3	Blood/ICU 7	29