Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology / 2021 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Investigation of Virulence Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Sterile Body Fluid Samples and Their Correlation with Clinical Symptoms and Outcomes Table 3 Distribution of virulence genes among MSSA and MRSA strains (%).
Virulence genes Frequency Total number of strains (n = 33) (%) Number of MSSA strains (n = 18) (%) Number of MRSA strains (n = 15) (%) P valuehla 32 (96.97) 17 (94.44) 15 (100.00) 0.27 hlb 32 (96.97) 17 (94.44) 15 (100.00) 0.27 hld 31 (93.94) 17 (94.44) 14 (93.33) 0.89 hlgA 29 (87.88) 15 (83.33) 14 (93.33) 0.37 hlgB 32 (96.97) 17 (94.44) 15 (100.00) 0.27 hlgC 29 (87.88) 15 (83.33) 1 (6.67) ≤0.01 luk-F/S-PV 7 (21.21) 1 (5.56) 6 (40.00) 0.01 lukE 17 (51.52) 8 (44.44) 9 (60.00) 0.37 lukM 7 (21.21) 5 (27.28) 2 (13.33) 0.30 sspA 30 (90.91) 16 (88.89) 14 (93.33) 0.66 sspB 29 (87.88) 3 (16.67) 14 (93.33) ≤0.01 sspC 27 (81.82) 16 (88.89) 12 (80.00) 0.48 splB 17 (51.52) 8 (44.44) 9 (60.00) 0.37 hysA 10 (30.30) 6 (33.33) 4 (26.67) 0.68 sak 23 (69.70) 13 (72.22) 11 (73.33) 0.94 lip 28 (84.85) 17 (94.44) 15 (100.00) 0.27 nuc 32 (96.97) 13 (72.22) 14 (93.33) 0.10