Virulence gene
|
Number and percentage of the MRSA isolates, n(%)
|
P-value
|
---|
Infection of the surgical site
|
Infection of skin and soft tissue
|
Pneumonia
|
---|
(n = 6)
|
(n = 31)
|
(n = 24)
|
---|
sea
|
4(66.7)
|
18(58.1)
|
15(62.5)
|
0.422
|
seb
|
-
|
11(35.5)
|
1(4.2)
|
<0.001
|
sec
|
1(16.7)
|
6(19.4)
|
4(16.7)
|
<0.001
|
seg
|
4(66.7)
|
4(12.3)
|
3(8.9)
|
<0.001
|
seh
|
-
|
1(3.2)
|
1(4.2)
|
1.000
|
sei
|
3(50.0)
|
6(19.4)
|
3(8.9)
|
<0.001
|
sem
|
2(33.3)
|
4(12.3)
|
-
|
<0.001
|
sen
|
2(33.3)
|
2(6.6)
|
-
|
<0.001
|
seo
|
2(33.3)
|
3(9.7)
|
-
|
<0.001
|
hla
|
6(100.0)
|
31(100.0)
|
23(95.8)
| |
hlb
|
6(100.0)
|
27(87.1)
|
23(95.8)
|
<0.001
|
hlg
|
6(100.0)
|
30(96.8)
|
23(95.8)
|
0.235
|
tsst-1
|
-
|
3(9.7)
|
-
| |
PVL
|
3(50.0)
|
12(38.7)
|
12(50.0)
|
0.210
|
- Sea ~ see, seg ~ sej, sem ~ seo, gene encoding staphylococcal enterotoxins; eta and etb, gene encoding exfoliative toxin A and B; hla ~ hlg, gene encoding α-hemolysin ~ γ-hemolysin; tsst-1, gene encoding toxic shock syndrome toxin 1; PVL, gene encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin
- The infection of bone and joint group (n = 1) was not included in statistical analysis