Table 3 Characteristics of 16 CA- and HA-MRSA and their clinical association

SA141

9

3

3

1

1

1

1

10

gt-7

ND1

R

R

R

S

R

R

S

R

V

HA

Hlg

Healed

SA93

30

2

2

2

2

6

3

2

gt-8

ND2

R

I

R

S

R

R

S

S

IV

CA

Hlg

Bacteremia

SA49

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-2a

C

R

I

R

S

R

R

S

S

IV

HA

Hlg, ETA

Amputation

SA52

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-2b

C

R

I

R

S

R

R

S

R

IV

CA

Hlg, TSST

Healed

SA104

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-2c

C

R

I

R

S

I

I

S

S

IV

HA

Hlg

Healed

SA46

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-2d

C

R

I

R

S

I

R

S

S

IV

CA

Hlg, ETA

Amputation

SA10

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-2e

C

R

I

R

S

I

R

S

R

IV

HA

Hlg

Healed

SA215

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-3

D

R

I

R

S

I

R

S

S

V

HA

Hlg, PVL

Skin graft

SA100

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-4

D

R

I

R

S

I

R

R

R

IV

HA

Hlg

Bacteremia,

Amputation

SA123

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-5a

D

R

I

R

S

I

R

S

R

VII

CA

Hlg, PVL

Healed

SA156

59

19

23

15

2

19

20

15

gt-5b

D

R

I

R

S

I

R

S

S

V

CA

Hlg, PVL

Skin graft

SA19

239

2

3

1

1

4

4

3

gt-1a

A

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

III

HA

Hlg

Amputation

SA31

239

2

3

1

1

4

4

3

gt-1b

A

R

R

R

S

R

R

R

R

III

HA

Hlg

Bacteremia

SA151

239

2

3

1

1

4

4

3

gt-1c

A

R

R

R

S

R

R

S

R

III

HA

Hlg

Amputation

SA167

238 &

585 like

2

1a

1

1

4

4

1b

gt-1c

A

R

R

R

S

R

R

S

R

III

HA

Hlg

Bacteremia, amputation

SA165

1279 like

1

3c

1

1

12

1

3

gt-6

O

R

I

R

S

R

R

S

R

Non-type

HA

Hlg

Bacteremia