Table 2.
The frequency of virulence genes of Staphylococcus aureus among MRSA and MSSA isolates
| sea | seb | sec | sed | eta | etb | tsst | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRSA | 31 (48%) | 10 (15%) | 0 | 5 (8%) | 8 (12.5%) | 7 (11%) | 0 | 64 |
| MSSA | 23 (33%) | 16 (23%) | 4 (6%) | 1 (1%) | 7 (10%) | 5 (7%) | 17 (23%) | 69 |
| Total | 54 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 133 |
eta = exfoliative toxin A; etb = exfoliative toxin B; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA = methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; sea = enterotoxin A; seb = enterotoxin B; sec = enterotoxin C; sed = enterotoxin D; tsst = enterotoxin TSST-1.