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Table 5 The diversity of SCCmec types of mecA gene positive staphylococci

From: The prevalence, antibiotic resistance and mecA characterization of coagulase negative staphylococci recovered from non-healthcare settings in London, UK

ID

Sites

Species

PG

MUP

CEF

GM

FC

S

A

E

T

C

mecA

mec

ccr

SCCmec

MIC/OX (mg l−1)

75

HH

S. capitis

R

S

S

S

R

R

S

S

S

S

+

Class A

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

0.5

81

HH

S. capitis

R

S

R

S

R

R

R

R

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.5

70

HH

S. capitis

R

S

S

S

S

R

S

S

R

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.25

83

HH

S. capitis

S

R

S

S

R

R

S

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.12

24

DSH

S. capitis

S

S

S

S

R

R

S

S

S

S

+

NT

1

SCCmec12263

0.12

108

HH

S. cohnii

S

S

I

S

R

R

S

R

R

S

+

Class A

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

1

308

HH

S. epidermidis

R

R

S

S

R

S

R

R

S

S

+

Class B

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

2

234

HB

S. epidermidis

S

R

S

S

R

R

S

R

R

S

+

Class A

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

1

249

DSH

S. epidermidis

R

S

S

S

R

R

S

S

R

S

+

NT

2

SCCmec12263

0.12

125

DSH

S. epidermidis

S

S

I

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.06

185

DSS

S. epidermidis

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

+

Class C

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

0.06

498

DSS

S. hominis

R

S

S

S

R

S

S

R

S

S

+

Class A

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

0.5

426

DSH

S. hominis

R

S

I

S

R

R

R

R

S

S

+

Class A

NT

Pseudo (ψ)-SCCmec

0.25

412

DSH

S. hominis

R

S

S

S

R

S

R

R

S

S

+

NT

1

SCCmec12263

0.06

391

BCF

S. hominis

R

S

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.03

593

HH

S. pasteuri

R

S

S

R

R

R

R

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.5

597

HH

S. pasteuri

R

R

I

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.5

616

BCF

S. saprophyticus

R

R

S

S

R

I

R

R

R

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

256

612

BCF

S. saprophyticus

R

R

S

S

R

S

S

R

S

S

+

NT

NT

ψ SCC

1

659

DSH

S. warneri

R

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.5

648

BCF

S. warneri

R

S

S

R

R

S

R

S

S

S

+

NT

5

SCCmec12263

0.06

645

BCF

S. warneri

R

S

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

S

+

NT

4

SCCmec12263

0.015

  1. R resistant, S sensitive, I intermediate
  2. BCF baby care facility, DSH different sites of hotels, DSL different sites of a library, DSR different sites of restaurants, DSS different sites of supermarkets; DST different sites of transportation facilities, HB handbags, HH human hands
  3. A amoxicillin (10 μg), CEF cefepime (30 μg), C chloramphenicol (30 μg), E erythromycin (5 μg), FC fusidic acid (10 μg), GM gentamicin (10 μg), MUP mupirocin (20 μg), OX oxacillin (1 μg), PG penicillin G (1 unit), S streptomycin (10 μg), T tetracycline (10 μg)