Table 1 Distribution of the presence of virulence genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from lower respiratory tract samples of patients with VAP (cases) and patients with non-VAP infection (controls)
algD N (%) | algU N (%) | plcH N (%) | plcN N (%) | exoS N (%) | exoY N (%) | exoT N (%) | exoU N (%) | apr N (%) | lasB N (%) | lasI N (%) | lasR N (%) | rhII N (%) | rhRI N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Controls | 50 (100.0) | 41 (82.0) | 50 (100.0) | 50 (100.0) | 37 (74.0) | 45 (90.0) | 50 (100.0) | 15 (30.0) | 50 (100.0) | 50 (100.0) | 48 (96.0) | 48 (96.0) | 38 (76.0) | 37 (74.0) |
Cases | 40 (100.0) | 33 (82.5) | 40 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | 31 (77.5) | 39 (97.5) | 40 (100.0) | 13 (32.5) | 39 (97.5) | 40 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | 39 (97.5) | 36 (90.0) | 36 (90.0) |
Total | 90 (100.0) | 74 (82.2) | 90 (100.0) | 90 (100.0) | 68 (75.6) | 84 (93.3) | 90 (100.0) | 28 (31.1) | 89 (98.9) | 90 (100.0) | 88 (97.8) | 87 (96.7) | 74 (82.0) | 73 (81.0) |