Research Article

Hospital Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Moshi, Tanzania, as Determined by Whole Genome Sequencing

Table 1

Isolate characteristics.

Sample nameSpeciesCollection dateDiagnosisSpecimenWardRoom numberBed number

29 BS. aureusAugust 1, 2013Surgery (laparotomy)Wound swabSurgical ICU173
32S. aureusAugust 1, 2013BedsoreWound swabSurgical IICorr4
37 BS. aureusAugust 2, 2013Injury-femur fractureWound SwabSurgical II83
38S. aureusAugust 2, 2013BedsoresWound swabSurgical II82
56S. aureusAugust 13, 2013Asthma + HIVBloodMedical I24
59S. aureusAugust 15, 2013Tumor woundWound swabSurgical ICorr5
69 SS. aureusAugust 19, 2013Burn woundWound swabSurgical I14
71S. aureusAugust 20, 2013AbscessWound swabMedical I22
108S. aureusFebruary 7, 2014Pleural effusion (fever)BloodMedical II113
143 AS. aureusMarch 11, 2014Surgery (liver cirrhosis)Wound swabMedical I56
153 CS. aureusMarch 17, 2014Diabetes mellitusWound swabMedical I59
159 AS. aureusMarch 20, 2014Abdominal tumorWound swabMedical I510
166S. aureusMarch 24, 2014MTAWound swabSurgical ICorr-
176 AS. aureusMarch 31, 2014Diabetes mellitusWound swabMedical I5Extra bed
196S. aureusApril 11, 2014CellulitisWound swabSurgical I53
201 AS. aureusApril 11, 2014HIV (coughing)SputumMedical I2Extra bed
204S. aureusApril 15, 2014SepticemiaBloodMedical ICU-4
224 CS. aureusApril 30, 2014Diabetes mellitusWound swabMedical IICorr6
260S. aureusJune 2, 2014Diabetes mellitusWound swabSurgical I58
309 BS. aureusSeptember 19, 2014CellulitisWound swabSurgical I56
319 DS. aureusSeptember 30, 2014BurnWound swabSurgical I13
323 BS. aureusOctober 1, 2014Diabetes mellitusWound swabSurgical ICorr5
348 BS. aureusNovember 18, 2014Tropical ulcerWound swabSurgical I56
349 AS. aureusNovember 19, 2014Burn woundWound swabSurgical I11
437 CS. aureusMarch 10, 2015Diabetes mellitusWound swabSurgical I57
449S. aureusMarch 31, 2015Diabetes mellitusWound swabMedical I21
463 BS. aureusApril 19, 2015Surgery (laparotomy)Wound swabSurgical I52
494S. aureusMay 19, 2015Burn woundWound swabSurgical I11
547S. epidermidisJuly 6, 2015Septic woundWound swabSurgical I54
562S. haemolyticusJuly 15, 2015HIV (cough)SputumMedical I21
564S. haemolyticusJuly 16, 2015Diabetes mellitusWound swabSurgical I53
567 AS. aureusJuly 23, 2015Septic woundWound swabSurgical 1Corr5
577S. aureusAugust 3, 2015Diabetes mellitusWound swabSurgical I2Extra bed