| |
Number (%) of isolates positive for virulence genes
|
|---|
|
Sources of S. aureus (#)
|
SE
|
cap5
|
cap8
|
agr I
|
agr II
|
agrIII
|
lukS-lukF
|
tst
|
|---|
|
Nose (129)
|
93 (72.1)
|
49 (38.0)
|
72 (55.8)
|
67 (51.9)
|
24 (18.6)
|
28 (21.7)
|
11 (8.5)
|
7 (5.4)
|
|
Stool (31)
|
21 (67.7)
|
15 (48.4)
|
15 (48.4)
|
17 (54.8)
|
6 (19.3)
|
7 (22.5)
|
4 (12.9)
|
1 (3.2)
|
|
Hands (31)
|
22 (70.9)
|
9 (29.0)
|
21 (67.7)
|
13 (41.9)
|
6 (19.3)
|
11 (34.0)
|
3 (9.7)
|
ND
|
|
Throats (9)
|
6 (66.6)
|
3 (33.3)
|
6 (66.6)
|
4 (44.4)
|
4 (44.4)
|
1 (11.1)
|
ND
|
ND
|
|
Total (200)
|
142 (71.0)
|
76 (38.0)
|
114 (57.0)
|
101 (50.5)
|
40 (20.0)
|
47 (23.5)
|
18 (9.0)
|
8 (4.0)
|
- Abbreviations: cap, genes for capsular polysaccharide, agr, genes for accessory gene regulator, luKS-lukF genes for PVL, tst, genes for TSST-1. ND, Not detected
