Table 2.
Sequence type (ST) distribution among sesI-positive and –negative S. epidermidis invasive isolates.
| MLST |
sesI-positive isolates (N = 26) |
sesI-negative isolates (N = 99) |
p-valuec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| ST2 | 21 | 80.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.000 |
| ST5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.607 |
| ST14 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.607 |
| ST16 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST218 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST47 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST20 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 0.242 |
| ST21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.607 |
| ST57 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST59 | 3 | 11.5 | 7 | 7.1 | 0.455 |
| ST89 | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.305 |
| ST125 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 0.242 |
| ST130 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.1 | 0.134 |
| ST206 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.607 |
| ST210 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.1 | 0.242 |
| ST226 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST227 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST234 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST235 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.465 |
| ST263 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.369 |
| ST267 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.607 |
| ST419 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.607 |
| ST466 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 11.1 | 0.075 |