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Table 2 Typing of isolates.

From: An observational prospective study of topical acidified nitrite for killing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in contaminated wounds

Strain

Coagulase test

DNASE test

Methicillin susceptibility test*

Reference lab

MRSA

Phenotype

MRSA Genotype

3

+

+

-

EMRSA 16 variant phage type

PF16d

4

+

+

-

EMRSA 16

PF16a

5

+

+

-

EMRSA 16

PF16a

6

+

+

-

EMRSA 16

PF16a

7

+

+

-

EMRSA 16

PF16a

8

+

+

-

EMRSA 16 variant phage type

PF16d

9 (MRSA) control

+

+

-

**

 

1 (MSSA) control

+

+

+

**

 
  1. * no inhibition zone up to 256 μg/ml for all MRSA strains
  2. ** not done