Table 2. Location of infection and preceding colonization status of 25 HIV-infected adults with MRSA clinical infection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2007–2009*.

Infection/ participant	Infection location	Clinical infection PFGE type	Colonization status preceding clinical infection	Colonizing PFGE type	Second clinical infection
Skin and soft tissue infections in the groin
VA1	Buttock	USA300	None	–
VA2	Buttock	USA300	Nares and groin	USA300
VA3	Buttock	USA300	None	–
VA4	Perianal	USA300	None	–
VA5	Perianal	USA300	Nares and groin	USA300
VA6	Pubic area	USA300	Nares and groin	USA300
VA7	Scrotum	USA300	None	–
VA8	Thigh	USA300	None	–
VA9	Hip	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA500/Iberian
VA10	Rectum	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA300 and USA500/Iberian	1 mo later: USA500/Iberian rectal infection
VA11	Buttock	No specimen	Groin only	USA300
VA12	Buttock	No specimen	Nares and groin	USA300
Skin and soft tissue infections outside of the groin
VA13	Axilla	USA300	Nares and groin	USA300
VA14	Axilla	USA300	Groin only	USA300
VA15	Lip	USA300	None	–
VA16	Lower extremity	USA300	None	–
VA17	Lower extremity	USA300	Nares and groin	USA300 and USA100
VA18	Scalp	USA300	Groin only	USA300
VA19	Back	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA500/Iberian
VA20	Scalp	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA500/Iberian	12 mo later: USA500/Iberian decubitus ulcer infection
VA21	Scalp	No specimen	Nares and groin	USA300
Invasive clinical infections
VA22	Bloodstream	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA500/Iberian
VA23	Bloodstream	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA500/Iberian
VA24	Lung	USA500/Iberian	Nares and groin	USA500/Iberian	6 mo later: USA500/Iberian pneumonia
VA25	Lung	USA500/Iberian	None	–	2 mo later: USA500/Iberian infection on foot

*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; –, not applicable because the participant was not colonized before their clinical infection.