Table 1.

Table of isolate characteristics

	Isolate ID	Clonal complex	ST	spa type	SSC mec	REGION	CAI/HAIb	IP/OP
MRSA	SAKEN001	8	241	37	SCC mec _type_III (3A)	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN003	8	4705 a	2029	SCC mec _type_III (3A)	Kisumu	CAI	Outpatient
	SAKEN004	8	241	37	SCC mec _type_III (3A)	Kisumu	HAI	In-patient
	SAKEN005	8	241	37	SCC mec _type_III (3A)	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN008	152	152	355	SCC mec _type_IVa (2B)	Nairobi	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN010	5	39	7	SCC mec _type_II (2A)	Kisumu	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN027	8	241	37	SCC mec _type_III (3A)	Kisumu	HAI	In-patient
	SAKEN031	8	8	1476	novel cassette: mecA present	Nairobi	CAI	Out-patient
MSSA	SAKEN017	15	15	84	n/a	Kericho	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN024	22	22	5	n/a	Kericho	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN032	80	80	13,194	n/a	Kericho	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN026	121	121	314	n/a	Kericho	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN009	152	152	355	n/a	Kericho	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN016	152	152	355	n/a	Kericho	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN025	5	4707a	17826a	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN030	8	8	unknown	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN019	15	15	unknown	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN018	88	88	186	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN029	121	121	272	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN002	152	152	355	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN011	8	8	64	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN012	8	8	64	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN021	80	80	13,194	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN020	152	152	355	n/a	Kisumu	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN028	580	580	unknown	n/a	Malindi	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN013	22	22	84	n/a	Nairobi	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN007	80	80	5941	n/a	Nairobi	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN006	121	121	4198	n/a	Nairobi	CAI	In-patient
	SAKEN014	152	152	355	n/a	Nairobi	HAI	In-patient
	SAKEN015	152	1633	355	n/a	Nairobi	HAI	In-patient
	SAKEN022	152	152	355	n/a	Nairobi	CAI	Out-patient
	SAKEN023	152	152	355	n/a	Nairobi	CAI	In-patient

^adenotes a novel ST and spa type. ^bCAI community-acquired infection, HAI hospital-acquired infection. MRSA isolates are shown in bold