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%) |