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Table 1 SCC mec types of methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis used in this study

From: First report on the molecular epidemiology of Malaysian Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from a University Teaching Hospital

SCCmec type

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Type I

4

0.9

Type II

7

1.6

Type III

7

1.6

Type IV

42

9.4

Type V

34

7.6

Type VI

2

0.4

Type VIII

4

0.9

Untypeable

178

39.6

New Pattern

171

38.1

Total

449

100