Characteristics of nasal and cutaneous S. aureus isolates.

1spa, staphylococcal protein A gene; spaCC, spa clonal complex inferred by BURP analysis; n, indicates number of isolates with similar identity for all characteristics tested;2MLST, multilocus sequence typing; CC, clonal complex; ST, sequence type;3PVL, Panton-Valentine leukocidin; pos., positive; neg., negative;4PTSAg/ET gene profile, pyrogenic toxin superantigen gene/exfoliative toxin gene profile; -, no PTSAg/ET gene detected;5agr, accessory gene regulator type;6MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus;7ND, not done; NT, not type able.