Virulence characteristics of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus and in vitro activities of moxifloxacin alone and in combination against community-associated and healthcare-associated meticillin-resistant and -susceptible S. aureus

Abbreviations: CA, community-associated; FICI, fractional inhibitory concentration index; HA, healthcare-associated; MRSA, meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; PVL, Panton–Valentine leukocidin; SCCmec, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; SXT, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim; VISA, vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus.