Figure 1. Dendrogram showing Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis typing of the study isolates, alongside with results from Multilocus Sequence Typing and spa typing.

International SCCmec type IV clones are included as controls. Note. Data on age/gender and urban area typing are included. Control strains were kindly provided by Dr. Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, City of São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil) and Dr. Agnes Marie Sá Figueiredo (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, City of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil).