Table 3 Distribution of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns and other molecular characterization of all 20 methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates
PFGE pattern | No. (%) of isolates | SCCmectype | Presence of PVL genes | MLST type | spagene type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
          C | 5 (25) | IV | 1 | 59 | t0437 |
          D | 9 (45) | VT | 8 | 59,338 | t0437 |
         AG | 1 (5) | IV | 0 | 30 | t019 |
         BR | 1 (5) | IV | 0 | 8 | t008 |
         BM | 3 (15) | V | 0 | 45 | t1081 |
          U | 1 (5) | IV | 0 | 573 | t3525 |