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Association between the agr types and clinical outcome
| Parameter | No. (%) of isolates with agr typea: |
P valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | ||
| Clinical outcome | 0.946 | |||
| Not cured | 7 (36.8) | 5 (26.3) | 7 (36.8) | |
| Cured | 33 (39.8) | 19 (22.9) | 31 (37.3) | |
| Infection | 0.002 | |||
| Nonacute (chronic) | 26 (35.1) | 13 (17.6) | 35 (47.3) | |
| Acute | 14 (50.0) | 11 (39.3) | 3 (10.7) | |
Two isolates not belonging to any of the 3 agr groups were excluded for statistical reasons.
Chi-square test.
