Table 3 Molecular characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility rates (%) among the 20 MRSA colonizing isolates by staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types
| Â | SCCmec type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
II (n = 2) | III (n = 5) | IV (n = 9) | V (n = 4) | |
Molecular characteristics | ||||
 MLST | 5, 89 | 239 | 45 (4), 59 (5) | 59 |
 PFGE | F, AF | A (3), B (2) | C (4), D (1), AK (4) | D |
Antimicrobial susceptibility | ||||
 Doxycycline | 100 | 80 | 100 | 100 |
 Tetracycline | 100 | 0 | 78 | 25 |
 Gentamicin | 50 | 0 | 78 | 100 |
 Clindamycin | 0 | 20 | 44 | 0 |
 Erythromycin | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
 Levofloxacin | 50 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
 TMP/SMX | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
 Rifampin | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
 Vancomycin | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |