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. 2018 Apr;10(2):74–81.

Table 2.

The rate (%) virulence genes of E. faecium strains isolated from clinical and environmental sample

Origin of isolates (n) (%) Virulencegenes (n) (%)

pilA pilB efaAfm esp hyl asa1 gelE fsr
Urine (45) (38%) 45 42 43 41 19 19 7 2
Stool (16) (14%) 16 13 14 14 8 6 4 1
Wound (11) (10%) 10 9 9 10 4 2 3 1
Blood (10) (9%) 9 9 8 7 5 3 3 0
Trachea (3) (2%) 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 1
Catheter (2) (2%) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Environment (30) (25%) 26 27 26 24 11 6 12 12
Total (117) (100%) 111 (94%) 106 (91%) 104 (88%) 99 (84%) 51 (41%) 38 (32%) 32 (27%) 17 (14%)