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. 2019 Nov;22(11):1267–1274. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2019.34908.8291

Table 4.

Distribution of virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA and MSSA isolates of patients, surfaces and personnel in burn Shahid Motahari Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Virulence genes Patients (123)
Surfaces (30)
Personnel(14)
MRSA (79) N (%) MSSA (7)
(79) N (%)
MSSA (44)
(79) N (%)
MRSA (22)
(79) N (%)
MSSA (8)
(79) N (%)
MRSA (7)
(79) N (%)
Adhesion
eno 65 (82.2) 35 (79.5) 22 (100) 7 (87.5) 7 (100) 7 (100)
cna 45 (56.9) 26 (59) 18 (81.8) 4 (50) 3 (42.8) 3 (42.8)
clfB 49 (62) 34 (77.2) 19 (86.3) 7 (87.5) 5 (71.4) 3 (42.8)
fib 59 (74.6) 25 (56.8) 20 (90.9) 5 (62.5) 7 (100) 4 (57.1)
Toxin
hla 17 (21.5) 7 (15.9) 2 (9) 3 (37.5) 1 (14.2) 0
hlb 74 (93.6) 40 (90.9) 21 (95.4) 7 (87.5) 7 (100) 6 (85.7)
hld 34 (43) 5 (11.3) 14 (63.6) 1 (12.5) 4 (57.1) 0
hlg 70 (88.6) 38 (86.3) 22 (100) 6 (75) 7 (100) 7 (100)
5 (6.3) 13 (29.5) 0 1 (12.5) 0 1 (14.2)
pvl 5 (6.3) 11 (25) 2 (9) 0 0 0
Biofilm
tst 0 1 (2.2) 0 0 0 0
icaA 56 (70.8) 28 (63.6) 21 (95.4) 6 (75) 6(85.7) 4 (57.1)
icaD 64 (81) 37 (84) 21 (95.4) 8 (100) 7(100) 6 (85.7)

MRSA: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA: methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus