Table 1
Phenotypical, genotypical and epidemiological characteristics and clinical data from patients infected with CA-MRSA ST80 strain in Slovenia between 2006 and 2013.
| Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | M | F |
| Age (years) | 47 | 69 |
| Diagnosis at hospital admission | Abscessus glutei | Meningeoma |
| Source of isolates | Wound swab | Blood cultures, tracheal aspirate |
| Type of infection | SSTI | Sepsis and meningitis |
| Outcome | recovered | death |
| Risk factors for MRSA colonization | ||
| History of MRSA infection / colonization | No | No |
| Surgery in the past year | No | Yes |
| Hospitalization in the past year | No | Yes |
| Residence in a day care | No | No |
| Resistance pattern | P, OX, TE, FA, K | P, OX, TE, FA, K |
| MIC of oxacillin (mg/L) | 16 | 64 |
| Typing | ||
| SCCmec type | IV | IV |
| spa type | t044 | t044 |
| MLST (ST) | 80 | 80 |
| Toxin gene profile | ||
| PVL | + | + |
| etd | + | + |
Legend: M male, F female, SSTI skin and soft tissue infection, MIC minimal inhibitory concentration, PVL Panton-Valentine Leukocidin, MLST multi locus sequence typing, ST sequence type, SCCmec staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec, SCC mec type IV, etd exfoliative toxin gene type D, FA fusidic acid, K kanamycin, Te tetracycline, P penicillin, OX oxacillin (cefoxitin)