Research Article

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

Table 4

Virulence gene patterns of 33 S. aureus strains.

Serial numberVirulence gene patternsStrain numberNumber of genes (nā€‰=ā€‰17) (%)Total number of strains

1hlb, hld, sspA, sspB, sspC, sak106 (0.35)1
2hla, hlgB, sspB, lukM, lip155 (0.29)1
3hla, hlb, hld, hlgB, sspA, sspB, sspC, nuc, lip239 (0.53)1
4hla, hlb, hlgB, sspB, lip305 (0.29)1
5hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, luk-F/S-PV, lukE, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, sak, nuc, lip1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 615 (0.88)6
6hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, luk-F/S-PV, lukE, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, nuc, lip714 (0.82)1
7hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sspC, sak, nuc, lip, hysA8, 912 (0.71)2
8hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukM, sspC, splB, sak, lip1111 (0.65)1
9hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukM, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, lip1212 (0.71)1
10hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sspC, sak, nuc, lip13, 26, 2712 (0.71)3
11hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, lip1411 (0.65)1
12hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukE, sspA, sspC, splB, nuc, lip, hysA1613 (0.76)1
13hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukM, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, sak, nuc, lip1714 (0.82)1
14hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sspC, nuc, lip, hysA1812 (0.71)1
15hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukE, lukM, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, sak, nuc, lip, hysA19, 20, 2916 (0.94)3
16hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sspC, nuc, lip2111 (0.65)1
17hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sak, nuc, lip22, 31, 3310 (0.59)3
18hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspB, sspC, sak, nuc, lip, hysA2414 (0.82)1
19hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, sspA, sspC, sak, nuc, lip2511 (0.65)1
20hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, luk-F/S-PV, lukE, sspA, sspB, sspC, splB, nuc, lip2814 (0.82)1
21hla, hlb, hld, hlgA, hlgB, hlgC, lukE, lukM, sspA, splB, sak, nuc, lip, hysA3214 (0.82)1