[Table/Fig-2]:
Prevalence of urovirulence genes among UPEC isolates, grouped according to inpatient- vs. outpatient origin.
| Virulence genes | No. (%) of positive isolates in patients with UTI | Total No. (%) of positive isolates (n=156) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatients (n=102) |
Outpatients (n=54) |
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| Adhesin genes | papEF | 25 (24.5) | 31 (57.4) | 56 (35.9) |
| sfa/foc | 7 (6.9) | 13 (24.1) | 20 (12.8) | |
| afa | 24 (23.5) | 22 (40.7) | 46 (29.5) | |
| fimH | 102 (100) | 54 (100) | 156 (100) | |
| Toxin genes | hlyA | 22 (21.6) | 26 (48.1) | 48 (30.8) |
| cnf1 | 29 (28.4) | 28 (51.8) | 57 (36.5) | |
| cdtB | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Iron-related genes | iron | 26 (25.5) | 32 (59.2) | 58 (37.2) |
| aer | 71 (69.6) | 43 (79.6) | 114 (73.1) | |
| iuc | 41 (40.2) | 34 (63) | 75 (48.1) | |
| Flagella gene | fliC | 64 (62.7) | 41 (75.9) | 105 (67.3) |
| Other genes | usp | 49 (48.0) | 28 (51.8) | 77 (49.4) |
Pap, Pyelonephritis-associated pili; sfa, S fimbrial adhesin; afa, Afimbrial adhesin; fimH, Type 1 fimbriae; hlyA, α-haemolysin; cnf1, cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1; cdtB, cytolethal distending toxin; aer, aerobactin; iuc, Iron uptake chelate; fliC, flagellin gene; usp, uropathogenic specific protein.