Table 3. Distribution of clones among 117 S. aureus isolates from non-native patients and native patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs).
| Clone | CCs | agr group | Total (n = 117) | Non-native patients (n = 52) | Native patients (n = 65) | Virulence genes (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST239-SCCmecIII-t030/ t037 | 8 | I | 2 | 0 | 2 | sea (2), sasX(1) |
| ST338-SCCmecI-t437 | 59 | I | 4 | 0 | 4 | lukS/F-PV (2), sea(1),seb(3) |
| ST5-SCCmecII-t2460 | 5 | II | 1 | 0 | 1 | tst (1), sec (1), seg (1),sei (1) |
| ST764-SCCmecII-t002 | 5 | II | 3 | 0 | 3 | tst (3), sec (3), seg(3), sei (3) |
| ST764-SCCmecNT-t002 | 5 | II | 1 | 0 | 1 | seb (1), seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST965-SCCmecI-t062 | 5 | II | 1 | 0 | 1 | sea (1), seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST338-SCCmecV-t437 | 59 | I | 3 | 1 | 2 | lukS/F-PV (3), seb(3) |
| ST338-SCCmecIV-t437 | 59 | I | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1) |
| ST772-SCCmecV-t4599 | 1 | II | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1),sea (1), sec (1), seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST30-SCCmecI-t019 | 30 | III | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV(1), seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST30-SCCmecIV-t019 | 30 | III | 2 | 2 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (2), seg (2), sei (2) |
| ST88-SCCmecI-t1814 | 88 | I | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1) |
| ST8-SCCmecI-t5160 | 8 | I | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1) |
| ST15-t853 | 15 | II | 1 | 0 | 1 | None |
| ST1821-t13742 | 8 | I | 1 | 0 | 1 | None |
| ST188-t189/ t2883 | 188 | I | 4 | 0 | 4 | tst (1), seb (1), sec (2) |
| ST1-t127 | 1 | III | 2 | 0 | 2 | sea (1),sec (2), seh (2) |
| ST2155-t13740 | 121 | IV | 1 | 0 | 1 | eta (1), etb(1), seg (1), sei(1) |
| ST239-t074 | 8 | I | 1 | 0 | 1 | sasX (1) |
| ST30-t318 | 30 | III | 1 | 0 | 1 | lukS/F-PV (1), seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST398-t1451/ t7880 | 398 | I | 3 | 0 | 3 | None |
| ST59-t172 | 59 | I | 1 | 0 | 1 | lukS/F-PV (1), sea (1) |
| ST5-t045 | 5 | II | 1 | 0 | 1 | seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST573-t1839 | 1 | II | 1 | 0 | 1 | seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST630-t377 | 8 | I | 4 | 0 | 4 | None |
| ST764-t002 | 5 | II | 2 | 0 | 2 | sec(1), sed(2), seg (2),sei (2), sej(2) |
| ST7-t091/ t13741/ t3932/ t796 | 7 | I | 12 | 0 | 12 | tst(1), etb (1) |
| ST88-t13739/ t2592 | 88 | III | 2 | 0 | 2 | None |
| ST1281-t164 | 20 | I | 4 | 2 | 2 | seg (4), sei (4) |
| ST25-t078 | 25 | I | 2 | 1 | 1 | seb (2), sec (1 no ), seg (2), sei (2) |
| ST2871-t084 | 15 | II | 5 | 4 | 1 | eta (1 no ) |
| ST338-t437 | 59 | I | 3 | 1 | 2 | lukS/F-PV (2 a ), seb (2 n ) |
| ST398-t034/ t571 | 398 | I | 6 | 4 | 2 | lukS/F-PV (4 no ), eta (1 n ) |
| ST45-t8232 | 45 | I | 2 | 1 | 1 | sec (2), seg (2), sei (2) |
| ST59-t163 | 59 | I | 2 | 1 | 1 | sea (1 no ),seb (2) |
| ST6-t701 | 6 | I | 5 | 1 | 4 | sea (4 n ), eta (1 n ) |
| ST101-t056 | 101 | I | 1 | 1 | 0 | None |
| ST1420-t2835 | Singleton | II | 2 | 2 | 0 | lukS/F-PV(2), seg (2), sei(2) |
| ST152-t355 | 152 | I | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1), sed(1), sej (1) |
| ST2155-t1425/ t159/ t308/ t645 | 121 | IV | 5 | 5 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (3), eta (1), etb (2), seb (2), seg (5), sei(5) |
| ST217-t005/ t2986/ t309/ t9181 | 22 | I | 8 | 8 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (6), tst(2), sec (1), seg (8), sei (8) |
| ST2898-t021 | 30 | III | 1 | 1 | 0 | tst (1),seg(1), sei(1) |
| ST30-t012 | 30 | III | 1 | 1 | 0 | tst (1), seg (1), sei (1) |
| ST398-t011/ t6605 | 398 | I | 2 | 2 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1) |
| ST50-t185 | 50 | IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | sei(1) |
| ST5-t105 | 5 | II | 1 | 1 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (1),seg (1),sei (1) |
| ST630-t12148 | 8 | I | 1 | 1 | 0 | None |
| ST779-t878 | 779 | III | 1 | 1 | 0 | seb (1), sed (1), sej (1) |
| ST88-t1376/ t6497 | 88 | III | 4 | 4 | 0 | lukS/F-PV (4) |
no the isolate(s) was (were) found in non-native patients.
n the isolate(s) was (were) found in native patients.
a1lukS/F-PV-positive isolate was found in non-native patients and the other was found in native patients.
Clone, ST-SCCmec-spa-type; ST, sequence type by multi-locus sequence typing; SCCmec, Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; spa, Staphylococcus protein A gene; NT, not-typeable; CCs, clonal complexes;agr, accessory gene regulator; None, no virulence gene detected.