Table 5.

Distribution of Clonal Complexes Among Geographically Matched Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates From Patients With Endocarditis or Soft Tissue Infection

Clonal complex, no. (%)	Infective endocarditis (n = 113)	Soft tissue infection (n = 113)	P value
CC1	7 (6.2)	10 (8.8)	.615
CC5	14 (12.4)	6 (5.3)	.099
CC8	9 (8)	16 (14.2)	.203
CC15	15 (13.3)	10 (8.8)	.397
CC30	22 (19.5)	7 (6.2)	.005
CC45	16 (14.2)	25 (22.1)	.167
Other	30 (26.5)	39 (34.5)	.248

NOTE. We were unable to obtain spa type sequence or MLST for 1 isolate from each group due to technical difficulties. CC, clonal complex.