Genes | Cystitis No. (%) | Pyelonephritis No. (%) | Urosepsis No. (%) |
|---|
fimH
| 41 (97.6) | 73 (100) | 11 (100) |
PAI | 36 (85.7) | 61 (83.6) | 11 (100) |
sfa
| 33 (78.6) | 58 (79.5) | 9 (81.8) |
iutA
a
| 24 (57.1) | 52 (71.2) | 10 (90.9) |
pap GII
b
| 15 (35.7) | 34 (46.6) | 9 (81.8) |
afa
| 19 (45.2) | 36 (49.3) | 3 (27.3) |
hlyA
b
| 10 (23.8) | 19 (26) | 7 (63.6) |
- aThe presence of this gene among urosepsis isolates was significantly higher than cystitis isolates (P < 0.05)
- bThe presence of this gene among urosepsis isolates was significantly higher than cystitis and pyelonephritis isolates (P < 0.05)
- Abbreviations: fimH = type-1 fimbriae, PAI = pathogenicity-associated island, sfa = S-fimbriae, iutA = iron uptake transfer (ferric aerobactin receptor), pap = pilus associated with pyelonephritis, afa = afimbrial adhesion, hlyA = hemolysin
