TABLE 1.

Isolates used in this study

Sourcea	No. of isolates	MLVA genogroup	Reference or Source
Community surveillance	17	12A, 3B, 2C	30, 31, 33-35
Clinical isolates	126	3A, 17B, 18C, 84C1, 4R	1, 4-6, 14, 18, 22, 32-35
Hospital surveillance	68	17A, 7B, 17C, 24C1, 3R	4, 14, 19, 26, 32-35
Hospital outbreak Australia-1	2	C1	1, 33
Hospital outbreak Australia-2	2	C1	W. Grubbb
Hospital outbreak DK-1	1	C1	25
Hospital outbreak DK-2	1	C1	25
Hospital outbreak DK-3	1	C1	25
Hospital outbreak GR-1	2	C1	21
Hospital outbreak GR-2	3	C1	21
Hospital outbreak GR-3	2	C1	21
Hospital outbreak NL-1-1	32	C1	32
Hospital outbreak NL-1-2	7	C1	32
Hospital outbreak NL-2-1	18	C1	19
Hospital outbreak NL-2-2	4	C1	19
Hospital outbreak NL-3-1	4	R	26
Hospital outbreak NO-1	1	C1	15
Hospital outbreak TZA-1	5	C1	B. Blombergb
Hospital outbreak UK-1	4	C1	14
Hospital outbreak US-1	10	C1	5
Hospital outbreak US-2-1	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-2-2	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-2-3	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-2-4	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-2-5	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-2-6	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-2-7	1	C1	2
Hospital outbreak US-3	5	C1	S. Slaughterb
Poultry	13	B	14, 31
Pig	20	16A, 3B, 1C	8, 14, 30
Domestic pet	6	3B, 3C	29
Calf	19	B	34
Miscellaneous	12	1A, 2B, 4C, 3C1, 2R	8, 34
Total	392

^aAbbreviations: DK, Denmark; GR, Greece; NL, The Netherlands; NO, Norway; TZA, Tanzania; UK, United Kingdom; US, United States.

^bPersonal communication.