Table 3 Determination of PCR/ESI-MS type and clonal complexes of S. aureus from 59 infected patients ¹

Clonal Complex

PCR/ESI-MS or ST Type ²

LukD/E

PVL

PVL Type

TSST

CC8

1

-

-

-

-

1

lukD/E+

-

-

-

6

lukD/E+

-

-

TSST+

1

lukD/E+

PVL+

R

-

11

7

lukD/E+

-

-

-

1

CC5

2

lukD/E+

-

-

-

12

CC30

3

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

TSST+

2

CC15

12

lukD/E+

-

-

-

4

CC45

6

lukD/E+

PVL+

R

-

1

-

-

-

TSST+

1

-

-

-

-

3

CC59

5

-

-

-

-

3

CC1

11

lukD/E+

-

-

-

1

ST:20 or ST:389

lukD/E+

-

-

-

3

ST:115, ST:116, or ST:118

-

-

-

-

2

ST:115

-

-

-

-

1

ST:25, ST:28, ST:564, ST:297 or ST369

lukD/E+

-

-

-

1

ST:109 or ST:540

-

-

-

-

1

ST:630 or ST:683

-

-

-

-

1

ST:188, ST:663 orST:758

-

-

-

-

1