Distribution of PFGE pattern and other molecular characteristics of 19 methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, stratified by with or without risk factors.

<p>*included its variants IIIa and IIIb.</p><p>MLST, multilocus sequence type; SCC<i>mec</i>, staphylococcal chromosome cassette type; PVL, Panton-Valentine leukocidin; UT, untypeable.