Table. 5.
Occurrence of antibiotic resistance-related genes among UTIs and DRC isolates of E. faecalis
| Gene | Total isolates (%) | UTI isolates (%) | DRC isolates (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blaZ | 8 (5.56 %) | 2 (2.67 %) | 6 (8.70 %) | 0.112 |
| tetM | 92 (63.89 %) | 71 (94.67 %) | 21 (30.43 %) | < 0.001 |
| tetO | 6 (4.17 %) | 5 (6.67 %) | 1 (1.45 %) | 0.125 |
| ermA | 5 (3.47 %) | 5 (6.67 %) | 0 | 0.036 |
| ermB | 59 (40.97 %) | 52 (69.33 %) | 7 (10.14 %) | < 0.001 |
| vanA | 9 (6.25 %) | 8 (10.67 %) | 1 (1.45 %) | 0.023 |
| vanB | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| aac6’-aph(2”) | 49 (34.03 %) | 43 (57.33 %) | 6 (8.70 %) | < 0.001 |
| aadE | 100 (69.44 %) | 64 (85.33 %) | 36 (52.17 %) | < 0.001 |
| ant(6) | 50 (34.72 %) | 47 (62.67 %) | 3 (4.35 %) | < 0.001 |
p-value was calculated by one-tailed Fisher’s exact test and p-value < 0.05 was significant