TABLE 1.

Genes encoding toxins and virulence factors in isolates of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus obtained from patients with IE and uncomplicated SAB^a

Gene	No. (%) of indicated cases with gene sequence		P value
	IE (n = 12)	SAB (n = 10)
sea	4 (33)	1 (10)	0.22
seb	3 (25)	6 (60)	0.11
sec	1 (8)	1 (11)	0.71
seg	1 (8)	0	0.55
sei	1 (8)	0	0.55
seg and sei	1 (8)	0	0.55
eta	0	0
etb	0	0
pvl	2 (17)	2 (20)	0.63
fnbA	12 (100)	9 (90)	0.46
fnbB	2 (17)	1 (10)	0.57
cna	5 (42)	2 (20)	0.27
clfA	10 (83)	8 (80)	0.63
clfB	12 (100)	10 (100)
tst	1 (8)	0	0.55

^aThe following genes were not identified among any of the staphylococci: sed, see, seh, and sej genes.