Table 2.
Presence of the virulence genes (ace, asa1, esp, and/or efaA) among the penicillin-resistant, ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis (PRASEF) and penicillin- and ampicillin-susceptible E. faecalis (PSASEF) isolates.
| Genes | Number (%) of isolates |
P-value∗ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSASEF (n = 21) | PRASEF (n = 20) | Total (n = 41) | ||
| ace | 18 (85.71) | 14 (70.00) | 32 (78.05) | 0.28 |
| asa1 | 17 (80.95) | 20 (100.00) | 37 (90.24) | 0.11 |
| esp | 15 (71.43) | 18 (90.00) | 33 (80.49) | 0.24 |
| efaA | 21 (100.00) | 20 (100.00) | 41 (100.00) | - |
| ace + asa1 | 15 (71.43) | 14 (70.00) | 29 (70.73) | - |
| ace + esp | 12 (57.14) | 12 (60.00) | 24 (58.54) | - |
| asa1 + esp | 13 (61.90) | 18 (90.00) | 31 (75.61) | 0.20 |
| ace + asa1 + esp | 11 (52.38) | 12 (60.00) | 23 (56.10) | - |
| ace + asa1 + esp + efaA | 11 (52.38) | 12 (60.00) | 23 (56.10) | - |
∗
P-values were determined using Chi-square, Fisher's exact, or Chi-square with Yates' correction tests (significance level was 5%).