Table 2.
Percentage of isolates harboring the different exotoxin genes.
| Enterotoxin genesa | % of isolates harboring enterotoxins (number) |
|---|---|
| Sea | 25 (n = 33) |
| Seb | 8 (n = 11) |
| Sec | 5 (n = 6) |
| Sed | 11 (n = 14) |
| See | 0 (n = 0) |
| Seg | 25 (n = 32) |
| She | 7 (n = 9) |
| Sei | 60 (n = 77) |
| Sej | 1.5 (n = 2) |
| Tsst | 5 (n = 7) |
a Sea-j: staphylococcal Enterotoxin a-j, Tsst: toxic shock Syndrome Toxin.