Genotypic characteristics of 239 study subjects.

(a)Includes bacteremia with bone and joint infection only (n = 52), native valve endocarditis only (n = 55) and both bone and joint infection and native valve endocarditis (n = 7).(b)Includes healthy subject nasal carriage (n = 31), healthcare-associated nasal carriage hemodialysis-dependent subjects (n = 20), (hospitilized subjects with no history of hemodialysis dependence (n = 18), soft tissue infection (n = 21) and uncomplicated bacteremia (n = 35).(c)Clonal complex and spa types previously described (9) are reported here.(d)12, 25, 72, 78, 97, 121, 395.(e)3, 7, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 23, 29, 35, 37, 42, 43, 45, 47, 62, 65, 93, 97, 122, 131, 141, 151, 152, 155,163, 168, 175, 176, 184, 193, 194, 199, 203, 204, 220, 247, 314, 363, 390, 433, 437, 449, 466, 487, 493, 499, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 514, 517, 518, 520, 521, 522, 524, 527, 529, 530, 531, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 544, 546, 547, 548, 549, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602.