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Table 5 Frequency of virulence genes among Enterococcus species

From: High incidence of virulence determinants, aminoglycoside and vancomycin resistance in enterococci isolated from hospitalized patients in Northwest Iran

virulencegenes

E. faecalis(n = 69)

E. faecium(n = 10)

P value

Total(n = 79)

PAI

31 (44.9)

5 (50)

0.488

36 (45.5)

sprE

30 (43.4)

3 (30)

0.142

33 (41.7)

ace

62 (89.8)

8 (80)

0.001*

70 (88.6)

gelE

17 (24.6)

0

0.063

17 (21.5)

hyl

2 (2.8)

1 (10)

0.337

3 (3.8)

cylA

25 (36.2)

0

0.017*

25 (31.6)

esp

50 (72.4)

3 (30)

0.012*

53 (67.1)

  1. Fisher s Exact test was used to determine the statistical significance of the data
  2. *P value of < 0.05 was considered significant