Table 2.
*MLST was performed on representative isolates for each spa type (20); †NT, non-typeable (21); ‡Alleles and ST that were not found in the MLST website (http://saureus.mlst.net) were designated 'new'.
MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus; MLST, multilocus sequence typing.