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Original Research

Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Belonging to Clonal Complex 15 (CC15-MRSA) in Kuwait Hospitals

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Pages 617-626 | Published online: 21 Feb 2020

Figures & data

Figure 1 PFGE patterns of representative CC15-MRSA-V+SCCfus isolates. Lane 1, PFGE type D. Lane 2, S. aureus strain NCTC8325. Lane 3, PFGE type A1. Lane 4, PFGE type A2. Lane 5, PFGE type A. Lane 6, PFGE type B. Lane M, PFGE type C.

Figure 1 PFGE patterns of representative CC15-MRSA-V+SCCfus isolates. Lane 1, PFGE type D. Lane 2, S. aureus strain NCTC8325. Lane 3, PFGE type A1. Lane 4, PFGE type A2. Lane 5, PFGE type A. Lane 6, PFGE type B. Lane M, PFGE type C.

Figure 2 Plasmid content of representative CC15-MRSA-V+SCCfus isolates. Lanes 1, 2, and 4 contain single plasmid of c.28-kb. Lane 3, contains 2 plasmids of c.28-kb and 4.4-kb. Lane M, contains plasmid size markers. Sizes are in Kb.

Figure 2 Plasmid content of representative CC15-MRSA-V+SCCfus isolates. Lanes 1, 2, and 4 contain single plasmid of c.28-kb. Lane 3, contains 2 plasmids of c.28-kb and 4.4-kb. Lane M, contains plasmid size markers. Sizes are in Kb.

Table 1 Characteristics of CC15-MRSA-V+SCCfus Isolates

Table 2 Isolation and Distribution of CC15-MRSA-V+SCCfus Isolates

Table 3 Distribution of t084 in Clinical Samples in Different Hospitals