Table 2.
Carriage of sdrC, sdrD, and sdrE among S. aureus, MRSA and MSSA isolates.
| S. aureus isolates (n = 288) (%) | MRSA isolates (n = 109) (%) | MSSA isolates (n = 179) (%) | p-Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sdrC | 253 (87.8) | 101 (92.7) | 152 (84.9) | 0.063 |
| sdrD | 184 (63.9) | 70 (64.2) | 114 (63.7) | >0.05 |
| sdrE | 196 (68.1) | 85 (78.0) | 111 (62.0) | 0.013 |
| sdrC+, sdrD+ and sdrE+ | 134 (46.5) | 56 (51.4) | 78 (43.6) | 0.274 |
| sdrC+, sdrD+ and sdrE− | 37 (12.8) | 12 (11.0) | 25 (14.0) | >0.05 |
| sdrC+, sdrD− and sdrE+ | 47 (16.3) | 25 (22.9) | 22 (12.3) | 0.032 |
| sdrC−, sdrD+ and sdrE+ | 6 (2.1) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (2.8) | 0.4141 |
| sdrC+, sdrD− and sdrE− | 35 (12.2) | 8 (7.3) | 27 (15.1) | 0.063 |
| sdrC−, sdrD+ and sdrE− | 7 (2.4) | 1 (0.9) | 6 (3.4) | 0.086 |
| sdrC−, sdrD− and sdrE+ | 9 (3.1) | 3 (2.7) | 6 (1.7) | >0.05 |
+, positive; −, negative.