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Table 1 Distribution of the sites of infection among the different sequence types (STs) of the MRSA isolates under study

From: Polyclonal non multiresistant methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from clinical cases of infection occurring in Palermo, Italy, during a one-year surveillance period

Site of infection

No. of isolates

ST1

ST8a

ST22

ST50

ST398

Respiratory tract

5

8

13

1

1

Skin and soft tissues

2

3

16

-

2

Bloodstream

-

3

6

2

-

Eye

-

-

3

-

-

Surgical site

1

-

2

-

-

Urinary tract

-

1

1

-

-

Unknown

-

-

5

-

-

  1. a including ST1517.
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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