Molecular Characterization of Staphylococci Recovered from Hospital Personnel and Frequently Touched Surfaces in Tianjin, China

Table 2

SCCmec elements determined in hospital personnel and frequently touched surfaces.

Source	SCCmec types
	I	II	IV	V	VI	IX	A/1	A/5	B/5	C/1	C/2	SCC	Pseudo (ψ) SCC	Pseudo (ψ) SCCmec
HP (n = 55)	9 (16%)	9 (16%)	6 (11%)	16 (29%)	0 (0)	2 (4%)	3 (5%)	2 (4%)	2 (4%)	0 (0)	2 (4%)	3 (5%)	1 (2%)	0 (0)
FTS (n = 30)	1 (3%)	3 (10%)	7 (23%)	6 (20%)	1 (3%)	0 (0)	1 (3%)	1 (3%)	1 (3%)	1 (3%)	2 (4%)	4 (13%)	1 (3%)	1 (3%)

Note. HP, hospital personnel; FTS, frequently touched surface.