TABLE 2.
Summary of results for all isolates tested
| Source of isolates | No. (%) of isolates:
|
Total no. of isolates from source (% of total) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelatinasea positive | Gelatinase negative
|
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| fsrB+gelE+ | Lacking fsrB, gelE+b | Lacking fsrB and gelE | fsrB+, lacking gelE | |||
| Endocarditis | 49 (61.2) | 7 (8.7) | 14 (17.5) | 10 (12.5) | 0 | 80 (37.2) |
| Blood | 24 (75) | 1 (3.1) | 5 (15.6) | 2 (6.3) | 0 | 30 (14.8) |
| Urine | 41 (50) | 2 (2.4) | 36 (43.9) | 3 (3.7) | 0 | 82 (38.1) |
| Feces from healthy community-based volunteers | 14 (66.6) | 0 | 5 (23.8) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 21 (9.7) |
| Total | 128 (59.5) | 10 (4.7) | 60 (27.9)b | 16 (7.4) | 1 (0.5) | 215 (100) |
a
Isolates that produced gelatinase had the fsrB+ gelE+ genotype.
b
All isolates with this genotype appeared to have the 23.9-kb deletion as determined by PCR (see text).