ACME	arginine catabolic mobile element
AHO	acute hematogenous osteomyelitis
BJI	bone and joint infections
CC	clonal complex
CI	confidence interval
CRP	C-reactive protein
DAIR	debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention
DFI	diabetic foot infection
ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ICU	intensive care unit
MSCRAMM	microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules
MSSA	methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA	methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
OM	osteomyelitis
OR	odds ratio
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PFGE	pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
PJI	prosthetic joint infection
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
PVL	Panton Valentine leucocidin
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
SCV	small colony variant
SSTI	skin and soft tissue infection
ST	sequence type
VISA	vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus
WGS	whole genome sequencing