TABLE 5.

BURP analysis for S. aureus isolates of individual patients^a

^aThis table demonstrates the relatedness of spa types within each CF patient during the study period. The analysis was performed using the BURP algorithm as implemented in the Ridom StaphType software (BURP, Ridom StaphType software; Ridom GmbH, Würzburg, Germany). The main founder spa type is shown in blue in the middle of each cluster and is shown in bold type in the table. The size of each circle demonstrates the number of isolates with the respective spa type. For patient 14, the software could not determine a founder spa type, and therefore, the isolates with these respective spa types are presented as “no founder.” spa types that could not be related to other spa types were determined as “singletons.” spa types with less than five repeats were excluded, which resulted in the exclusion of one spa type (t463 from patient 13).