Table 2 Prevalence of hemolysin encoding genes among various CoNS species and various clinical samples
Source | CoNS (n = 91) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catheter n (%) | Wound n (%) | Urine n (%) | Blood n (%) | Types of hemolysins | S. epidermidis n = 49)) | S. haemolyticus n = 37)) | S. saprophyticus (n = 5) | Total n (%) |
10 (77) | 4 (66.7) | 29 (88) | 37 (95) | hla | 40 (81.6) | 35 (94.6) | 5 (100) | 80 (87.9) |
10 (77) | 4 (66.7) | 18 (54.5) | 25 (64.1) | hla/yiD | 34 (69.4) | 23 (62.2) | 0 | 57 (62.6) |
6 (46.2) | 4 (66.7) | 15 (45.5) | 18 (46.2) | hlb | 26 (53.1) | 17 (46) | 0 | 43 (57.3) |
7 (53.8) | 4 (66.7) | 18 (54.5) | 22 (56.4) | hld | 34 (69.4) | 14 (37.8) | 3 (60) | 51 (56) |