Table 5.
Relative detectability of icaA and icaB genes in PCR results within the tested staphylococci species isolated from patients.
| Category | Isolate Code | Isolate Quantity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ||||||
| Two ica gene | 1, 6, 9, 16, 18, 21. | 6 | 20 | ||||
| One ica gene | 2, 7, 11, 12, 25, 41, 42, 47, 48,52, 55, 56, 57, 59. | 14 | 46.7 | ||||
| No ica gene | 4, 8, 43, 44, 45, 46, 54, 58, 60, 63. | 10 | 33.3 | ||||
| CoPS (n = 19) | CoNS (n = 11) | Total (n = 30) | p Value | ||||
| icaA | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Positive | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 33.3 |
χ2 = 4.59
p = 0.032 * |
| Negative | 10 | 52.6 | 10 | 90.9 | 20 | 66.7 | |
| icaB |
χ2 = 0.01
p = 0.919 |
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| Positive | 10 | 52.60% | 6 | 54.50% | 16 | 53.30% | |
| Negative | 9 | 47.40% | 5 | 45.50% | 14 | 46.70% | |
Used test: Chi-square test; * statistically significant (at p < 0.05). CoPS is represented only by S. aureus, while CoNS is represented by 7 species of staphylococci.