Volume 13, Number 3—March 2007
Dispatch
Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in MRSA, Taiwan
Jann-Tay Wang*, Chi-Tai Fang*, Yee-Chun Chen*, Chia-Ling Wu*, Mei-Ling Chen*, and Shan-Chwen Chang*
Table 1
Pulsotypes, characteristics, and sources of 190 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates, Taiwan, 1992–2003
| Year, clinical syndrome (no. isolates)* | Pulsotype (no. isolates) | Source specimen (no. isolates)† | Site of isolation (no. isolates)‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | |||
| NI (9) | A (4), B (3), F (1) | Bl (3), Ur (2), Sp (2), Pu (2) | ICU (6), ward (3) |
| NC (8) | A (3), B (4), F (1) | Sp (4), Wo (4) | ICU (3), ward (5) |
| IEOH (5) | A (4), B (1) | Sp (4), Pu (1) | ICU (3), ward (2) |
| 1993 | |||
| NI (10) | A (1), B (8), F(1) | Bl (4), Ur (1), Sp (2), Pu (3) | ICU (8), ward (2) |
| NC (14) | A (11), B (3) | Sp (5), Wo (5), Ns (3), Ct (1) | ICU (9), ward (5) |
| IEOH (1) | A (1) | Sp (1) | Ward (1) |
| 1994 | |||
| NI (9) | A (4), B (4), D (1) | Bl (7), Sp (1), Pu (1) | ICU (4), ward (5) |
| NC (8) | A (1), B (6), C (1) | Sp (4), Wo (3), Ns (1) | ICU (5), ward (3) |
| 1995 | |||
| NI (9) | B (3), C (5), E (1) | Bl (2), Sp (3), Pu (4) | ICU (6), ward (3) |
| NC (25) | A (1), B (13), C (9), D (2) | Sp (14), Wo (5), Ns (6) | ICU (19), ward (6) |
| IEOH (1) | B (1) | Sp (1) | Ward (1) |
| 1996 | |||
| NI (23) | A (1), B (1), C (20), D (1) | Bl (15), Sp (3), Pu (5) | ICU (16), ward (7) |
| NC (11) | A (1), C (10) | Sp (7), Wo (2), Ns (1), St (1) | ICU (11) |
| IEOH (7) | A (1), B (2), C (4) | Bl (2), Sp (5) | ICU (5), ward (2) |
| 2003 | |||
| NI (24) | C (10), D (2), K (5), L (2), M (3), other (2) | Bl (16), Sp (4), Pu (4) | ICU (10), ward (14) |
| NC (26) | A (1), C (10), K (6),L (3), M (5), other (1) | Sp (14), Wo (12) | ICU (12), ward (14) |
*NI, nosocomial infection acquired at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH); NC, nosocomial colonization at NTUH; IEOH, MRSA infection detected at NTUH within 48 h after transfer from another hospital.
†Bl, blood; Ur, urine; Sp, sputum; Pu, pus; Wo, wound; Ns, nostril; Ct, catheter tip; St, stool.
‡ICU, intensive care unit.
