Table 6.

Correlation of S. aureus virulence genes between patients (N = 47) isolates and control (N = 16) isolates.

Gene	Group	Positive N, Positive%	* p-Value	Negative N, Negative%	** p-Value
finbA	Case	46 (97.9)	0.05	1 (2.1)	0.019
	Control	13 (81.3)		3 (18.8)
sdrC	Case	47 (100)	1	0 (0)	0.000
	Control	16 (100)		0 (0)
sea	Case	12 (25.5)	0.2	35 (74.5)	0.279
	Control	2 (12.5)		14 (87.5)
tst	Case	2 (4.3)	0.3	45 (95.7)	0.243
	Control	2 (12.5)		14 (87.5)
clfA	Case	46 (97.9)	0.3	1 (2.1)	0.556
	Control	16 (100)		0 (0)
coa	Case	47 (100)	0.05	0 (0)	0.002
	Control	13 (81.3)		3 (18.8)
spa	Case	20 (42.6)	0.9	27 (57.4)	0.933
	Control	7 (43.8)		9 (56.3)
finbB	Case	47 (100)	1	0 (0)	0.000
	Control	16 (100)		0 (0)
agr	Case	22 (46.8)	0.03	25 (53.2)	0.051
	Control	12 (75)		4 (25)
nuc	Case	47 (100)	1	0 (0)	0.000
	Control	16 (100)		0 (0)
efb	Case	46 (97.9)	0.2	1 (2.1)	0.092
	Control	14 (87.5)		2 912.5)
pvl	Case	25 (54.3)	0.8	21 (45.7)	0.895
	Control	9 (56.3)		7 (43.8)
sdrD	Case	47 (100)	0.3	0 (0)	0.084
	Control	15 (93.8)		1 (6.3)
hlg	Case	47 (100)	1	0 (0)	0.000
	Control	16 (100)		0 (0)
hla	Case	47 (100)	1	0 (0)	0.000
	Control	16 (100)		0 (0)
seb	Case	13 (27.7)	0.00	34 (72.3)	0.018
	Control	0 (0)		16 (100)
sec	Case	6 (12.8)	0.4	41 (87.2)	0.474
	Control	1 (6.3)		15 (93.8)
sed	Case	2 (4.3)	0.1	45 (95.7)	0.402
	Control	0 (0)		16 (100)
icaA	Case	47 (100)	0.1	0 (0)	0.014
	Control	14 (87.5)		2 (12.5)

* p-value: correlation between case and control in a positive gene. ** p-value: correlation between case and control in positive gene compared with negative gene.