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Table 2 Characteristics of the Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 131)

From: Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBacteremia and Endocarditis among HIV Patients: A cohort study

Characteristic

n (%)

Antibiotic Susceptibilities

 

   Methicillin Resistant

87 (66)

   Clindamycin Resistant

25 (19.1)

   Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Resistant

42 (32.1)

Molecular Characteristics*

 

   Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL)*

53 (61.6)

   Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element (ACME)*

50 (58.1)

USA300 MRSA*

47 (54.0)

  1. *Proportion is only among MRSA isolates