TABLE 2.

Analysis of spa types of consecutive isolates of S. aureus from individual patients over time

Patienta	spa typeb of consecutive isolates from individual patients at the indicated month:
	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	42	45	48	51	54	57	60	63	66	69	72	75
1	8				8			8		8
								8		8
2	15	15				15					15		15				15				15
	15					15					50		15								50
						15					50		15
3	71	2		71	71	71			72		71		71
	71	71		71		71							72
4	154			154	154		154						154		154					154	154
																				154	154
5	84		84	84		84		84	84		84	84	85
			84	84							84
6	80					80				80				80			80	80
	80													80			80	80
																		80
7	91	91		91	250	91	91	91	91	91		91	91		91
	91			91		91	91	91		91		91	91		91
						91		91				91
								91
8	78	78			78			78		78	78		78		78		78						78	78	78
					78			78		87					79		78						79		78
								78		78					79		78
															79
9	9					9			9		9				9		9
						9			9		9				9		9
											9						9
											9						9
10	91	91	91	91			91		91		91	91				91
		91	91

^aIndividual CF patients.

^bNumerical spa types.