Table 2. Frequencies of spa clusters.
CA: Community-acquired infections; HCA: Healthcare-associated infections; IE: Infective endocarditis; severe infections: intensive care unit admission, septic shock and death.
| Cluster (most common spa types) | No. of spa types (%) (n = 108) |
No. of strains (%) (n = 191) |
No. of CA strains (%) (n = 40) |
No. of HCA strains (%) (n = 151) |
No. of IE strains (%) (n = 8) |
No. of strains associated with severe infections (%) (n = 64) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t015 (t015, t050, t230, t571, t1451, t4896) | 22 (20.4) | 46 (24.1) | 12 (30) | 35 (23.2) | 3 (37.5) | 15 (23.4) |
| t012 (t012, t018, t021) | 10 (9.3) | 20 (10.5) | 4 (10) | 16 (10.6) | 0 | 11 (17.2) |
| t024 (t008, t024, t1171) | 7 (6.5) | 18 (9.4) | 1 (2.5) | 17 (11.3) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (4.7) |
| t002 (t002) | 7 (6.5) | 18 (9.4) | 4 (10) | 14 (9.3) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (7.8) |
| t189/3380 (t267) | 6 (5.6) | 8 (4.2) | 1 (2.5) | 7 (4.6) | 0 | 3 (4.7) |
| t216 (t216) | 5 (4.6) | 6 (3.1) | 0 | 4 (2.6) | 0 | 2 (3.1) |
| t084 (t084, t279, t346) | 5 (4.6) | 15 (7.9) | 5 (12.5) | 10 (6.6) | 0 | 5 (7.8) |
| t005 (t005) | 4 (3.7) | 7 (3.7) | 2 (5) | 5 (3.3) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (4.7) |
| t167 | 3 (2.8) | 3 (1.6) | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 2 (3.1) |
| t127 (t177) | 3 (2.8) | 4 (2.1) | 1 (2.5) | 3 (2) | 0 | 2 (3.1) |
| Other spa types | 36 (33.3) | 46 (24.1) | 10 (25) | 38 (25.2) | 2 (25) | 13 (20.3) |