Table 1 Correlation between S. aureus genotypes and mupirocin resistance
Spa type | High-level N (%) | Low-level N (%) | Susceptible N (%) | Molecular mechanism | Methicillin resistance | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
t037 | 0 (0) | 11 (55) | 5 (3) | V588F | MRSA | <  0.0001 |
t012 | 0 (0) | 5 (25) | 1 (0.5) | V588F | MRSA | <  0.0001 |
t032 | 3 (60) | 0 (0) | 5 (3) | mupA | MRSA | <  0.0001 |
t127 | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | mupA | MSSA | – |
t1467 | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | mupA | MRSA | – |
t891 | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 5 (3) | V588F | MSSA | – |
t1517 | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (0.5) | V588F | MSSA | – |
t2360 | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 1 (0.5) | V588F | MSSA | – |
t073 | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 2 (1) | S570A | MSSA & MRSA | – |
Mupirocin susceptiblespatypes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 167 (88.5) | – | MSSA & MRSA | – |
Total | 5 (100) | 20 (100) | 187 (100) | – | – | – |