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Table 2 Principal clinical characteristics of outbreak patients and strains

From: Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal care center: methicillin-susceptible strains should be a main concern

Patient

Reason of admission

Samples

Nature of sample

NCC sector

PFGE profile

MSSA/MRSA

luk-PV

sea

tst

Penicilline G

Oxacilline

Kanamycin

Gentamicin

Tobramycin

Tetracycline

Macrolides

Cotrimoxazole

Fluoroquinolones

Rifamycin

Fusic acid

Fosfomycin

Glycopeptides

Linezolid

1

Prematurity and NEC

1A

BSI

NICU

A

MSSA

   

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

1B

PRICU

B

MSSA

   

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

ND

2

Severe epileptic encephalopathy

2A

BSI

PRICU

C

MSSA

   

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

2B

Conjunctivitis

C

MSSA

 

+

 

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

3

Prematurity and NEC

3A

Insertion point of KT

PRICU

C

MSSA

   

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

ND

3B

KT

C

MSSA

ND

ND

ND

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

ND

3C

C

MSSA

ND

ND

ND

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

ND

4

Prematurity

4A

BSI

PRICU

Untypable

MSSA

   

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

4B

Untypable

MSSA

ND

ND

ND

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

5

Prematurity

5A

Tracheal Asp.

PRICU

C

MSSA

   

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

ND

5B

BL

C

MSSA

  

+

R

S

S

S

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

6

Severe epileptic encephalopathy

6A

Tracheal Asp.

PRICU

C

MSSA

  

-

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

  1. NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis, BSI: bloodstream infection, KT: catheter, Asp.: aspiration, BL: bronchial liquid, luk-PV, gene coding for Panton-Valentine leukocidin; sea, genes coding for staphylococcal enterotoxins A; tst, gene coding for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, ND, non determinate.