Table 2.

Community-associated MRSA clones in Brazil reported in the literature.

Clonal complex	Sequence type	SCCmec type	Study location (city)	References
CC5	ST5	IV	Botucatu, Avaré, Bofete, São Paulo, Vitória da Conquista, Pardinho	27,34,44,53,57,66,76,77
		I	Botucatu	44
		II	Botucatu	57
	ST2594	IV	Botucatu	34
	ST1176	IV	Botucatu, Fartura	34,57,66
	ST6	IV	Botucatu	66
CC8	ST8	IV	Botucatu, Porto Alegre, Paranapanema	44,66,57,14,25,66
	ST239	III	Goiânia	55
CC45	ST1120	V	Goiânia	55
	ST45	IV	Porto Alegre, Vitória da Conquista	25,53
	ST2228	IV	Vitória da Conquista	53
CC1	ST1	IV	Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre	14,20
CC30	ST30	IV	Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Goiânia, Botucatu	13,14,79,55,80,25,66
CC121	ST121	IV	Goiânia	55
Singleton	ST12	IIIa	Goiânia	55

CC: Clonal complex; ST: Sequence type.