Table 3 Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of 36 S. aureus isolates susceptible to vancomycin and resistant to teicoplanin (VSSA/TRSA)*
ST1 | CC2 | SCC mec type3 | MICVAN4 (mg/L) | MICTEI5 (mg/L) | Presumable CLONE | No. of strains | Other resistance genes found (No. of strains) | Year of isolation (No. of strains) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST247 | CC8 | IA | 1–2 | 4–8 | IBERIAN | 10 | ermA (10), ermC (2), aacA-aphD (10), aadD (10) | 1994(8), 2003(1), 2005(1) |
ST241 | CC8 | III | 1–2 | 4–16 | FINLAND-UK | 7 | ermA (7), linA(1), aacA-aphD (7), aadD (4), aph(3″)-IIIa (6) | 2003(2), 2004(2), 2005(1), 2007(2) |
ST239 | CC8 | III | 2 | 4–8 | BRASILIAN | 5 | ermA (5), ermC (2), aacA-aphD (5), aph(3″)-IIIa (4) | 1991(1), 1994(4) |
ST8 | CC8 | IV | 1–2 | 4 | UK EMRSA-2 | 4 | ermA (1), ermC (1), aacA-aphD (1), aadD (2) | 2004(1), 2005(3) |
ST254 | CC8 | IV | 2 | 4 | HANNOVER | 3 | ermA (3), aph(3″)-IIIa (3) | 1994(2), 2005(1) |
ST461 | CC5 | I | 2 | 4 | UD6 | 2 | ND7 | 1991(2) |
ST2326 | CC5 | NT | 2 | 4 | UD6 | 2 | ermC (2), aadD (2) | 1991(2) |
ST5 | CC5 | I | 2 | 8 | UK EMRSA-3 | 1 | ND7 | 1991(1) |
ST1 | CC1 | IV | 2 | 4 | UD6 | 1 | ND7 | 2005(1) |
ST2323 | single | IA | 2 | 8 | UD6 | 1 | ermA (1), aacA-aphD (1), aadD (1) | 1994(1) |