Table 1 Molecular characteristics of 263 MRSA isolates

ST5(131)

II(130)

t311(110), t002(9), t2460(4), t1251(3), t2731(1), t3557(1), None(2)

IV(1)

t1560(1)

ST59(44)

IVa(43)

t437(20), t172(11), t163(4), t3523(2), t441(2), t16634(1), t6596(1), None(2)

V(1)

t437(1)

ST965(21)

IV(21)

t062(20), t1399(1)

ST398(13)

V(13)

t034(11), t011(1), t1456(1)

ST1(7)

IV(5)

t114(2), t127(2), t1908(1)

V(1), None(1)

t127(2)

ST188(6)

IV(6)

t189(5), t3887(1)

ST88(5)

IV(3)

t2310(2), t15074(1)

V(2)

t7637(1), t2526(1)

ST630(5)

V(5)

t549(5)

ST72(5)

V(4)

t148(3), t4100(1)

IV(1)

t2461(1)

ST22(3)

V(2)

t309(2)

IV(1)

t032(1)

ST239(3)

III(3)

t030(1), t421(1), t037(1)

ST6(2)

IV(2)

t304(2)

ST3193(1)

IV(1)

t172(1)

ST338(1)

V(1)

t13774(1)

ST764(1)

II(1)

t045(1)

ST4513(1)

IV(1)

t8886(1)

ST9(1)

XII(1)

t899(1)

ST7(1)

V(1)

t091(1)

ST1821(1)

V(1)

t4549(1)

ST1232(1)

V(1)

t034(1)

ST-(10)

II(4)

t311(1), t002(1), None(1), t3235(1)

IV(5)

t172(2), t693(1), t437(2), t437(1), t437(1)

NA(5)

t637(1)