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Table 2 Prevalence of virulence genes (%) according to antibiotic susceptibility in 123 S. aureus isolates

From: Antibiotic susceptibility of human-associated Staphylococcus aureus and its relation to agr typing, virulence genes, and biofilm formation

1Antibiotic

CI

CX

TE

E

CC

2Res. (n = 27)

3Susc.

(n = 96)

Res. (n = 15)

Susc. (n = 108)

Res.

(n = 34)

Susc.

(n = 89)

Res.

(n = 59)

Susc.

(n = 64)

Res.

(n = 26)

Susc.

(n = 97)

Virulence genes

crtN

81.5

91.7

60

**93.5

85.3

91

84.7

93.8

84.6

90.7

hla

22.2

*43.8

6.7

*43.5

26.5

43.8

33.9

43.8

23.1

43.3

hlb

44.4

*74

46.7

70.4

64.7

68.5

57.6

*76.6

50

*72.2

hld

63

79.2

53.3

*78.7

61.8

*80.9

74.6

76.6

61.5

79.4

cap8H

11.1

27.1

0

*26.9

17.6

25.8

22

25

15.4

25.8

tst

7.4

*27.1

6.7

25

11.8

27

16.9

28.1

11.5

25.8

sea

51.9

**3.1

20

13

32.4

**6.7

25.4

**3.1

53.8

**3.1

  1. 1: CI, ciprofloxacin; CX, cefoxitin; TE, tetracycline; E, erythromycin; CC, clindamycin. 2: Resistant isolates; 3: Susceptible isolates. X2 test and Fisher’s exact test were used for comparisons. **: P ≤ 0.001, *: P < 0.05