Investigation of Virulence Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Sterile Body Fluid Samples and Their Correlation with Clinical Symptoms and Outcomes

Table 3

Distribution of virulence genes among MSSA and MRSA strains (%).

Virulence genes	Frequency
	Total number of strains (n = 33) (%)	Number of MSSA strains (n = 18) (%)	Number of MRSA strains (n = 15) (%)	P value
hla	32 (96.97)	17 (94.44)	15 (100.00)	0.27
hlb	32 (96.97)	17 (94.44)	15 (100.00)	0.27
hld	31 (93.94)	17 (94.44)	14 (93.33)	0.89
hlgA	29 (87.88)	15 (83.33)	14 (93.33)	0.37
hlgB	32 (96.97)	17 (94.44)	15 (100.00)	0.27
hlgC	29 (87.88)	15 (83.33)	1 (6.67)	≤0.01
luk-F/S-PV	7 (21.21)	1 (5.56)	6 (40.00)	0.01
lukE	17 (51.52)	8 (44.44)	9 (60.00)	0.37
lukM	7 (21.21)	5 (27.28)	2 (13.33)	0.30
sspA	30 (90.91)	16 (88.89)	14 (93.33)	0.66
sspB	29 (87.88)	3 (16.67)	14 (93.33)	≤0.01
sspC	27 (81.82)	16 (88.89)	12 (80.00)	0.48
splB	17 (51.52)	8 (44.44)	9 (60.00)	0.37
hysA	10 (30.30)	6 (33.33)	4 (26.67)	0.68
sak	23 (69.70)	13 (72.22)	11 (73.33)	0.94
lip	28 (84.85)	17 (94.44)	15 (100.00)	0.27
nuc	32 (96.97)	13 (72.22)	14 (93.33)	0.10