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. 2015 Jun 1;9(6):DC04–DC07. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12864.6097

[Table/Fig-2]:

Molecular characterization and resistant spectrum of Enterococci

E. faecalis (n=79, 63.2%) E. faecium (n=46, 36.8%) p-value Total (n=125, 100%)
Resistant spectrum
PEN 33(41.8) 43(93.5) <0.001 76(60.8)
AMP 29(36.7) 43(93.5) <0.001 72(57.6)
VAN 0(0) 8(17.4) <0.001 8(6.4)
GEH 37(46.8) 23(49.8) 0.552 60(48.0)
LNZ 0(0) 1(2.2) 0.191 1(0.08)
TCY 49(62.0) 15(32.6) 0.001 64(51.2)
CIP 39(49.4) 40(87.0) <0.001 79(63.2)
TEC 0(0) 6(13.0) 0.001 6(4.8)
Resistant genes
tetM 40(50.6) 15(32.6) 0.051 55(44.0)
Aph 20(25.3) 21(45.7) 0.019 41(32.8)
vanA 0(0) 8(17.4) <0.001 8(6.4)
tem 0(0) 0(0) - 0(0)
Virulence factors
cylL-L 23(29.1) 3(6.5) 0.002 26(20.8)
cylL-S 29(36.7) 2(4.3) <0.001 31(24.8)
cylL-A 30(38.0) 2(4.3) <0.001 32(25.6)
esp 27(34.2) 26(56.5) 0.016 53(42.4)
acm 25(31.6) 42(91.3) <0.001 67(53.6)
gel-E 11(13.9) 2(4.3) 0.092 13(10.4)
asa 1 30(38.0) 2(4.3) <0.001 32(25.6)
cpd 26(32.9) 3(6.5) 0.001 29(23.2)
ace 7(8.9) 2(4.3) 0.310 9(7.2)