Table 5.
Distribution of virulence encoding genes profiles in methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the anterior nares of healthcare workers and students attending the University Hospital of Londrina in southern Brazil.
| Virulence marker | Number of isolates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MSSA n = 99 | MRSA n = 40 | Total N = 139 (%) | |
| coa, icaA | 71 | 38 | 109 (78.4) |
| coa, tst | 3 | — | 3 (2.2) |
| coa, icaA, tst | 16 | 2 | 18 (12.9) |
| coa, icaA, lukS-PV/lukF-PV | 8 | — | 8 (5.8) |
| coa, icaA, tst, lukS-PV/lukF-PV | 1 | — | 1 (0.7) |
coa: coagulase; icaA: intercellular adhesion locus encoding N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; tst: toxic shock syndrome toxin; lukS-PV and lukF-PV: β-pore-forming Panton-Valentine leukocidin. —: not detected.