Toxins and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Major Hospital in Lebanon

Table 3

Characterization of S. aureus isolates through the determination of antibiotic resistance profiles and prevalence of virulence factors.

MRSA (93 Isolates)^a	Number of drugs	eta gene^c	etb gene^c	Enterotoxins and TSST-1^d
𝑛=59	0–2	7%	3%	0–5%
𝑛=23	3–9	26%	13%	0–13%
𝑛=11	10–14	18%	0	0–27%
MSSA (37 Isolates)^b	Number of drugs	eta gene	etb gene	Enterotoxins and TSST-1
𝑛=27	0–2	11%	0%	0–15%
𝑛=12	3–9	8%	8%	0–33%

^a MRSA: methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
^b MSSA: methicilin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
^ceta: exfoliative toxin A), etb: exfoliative toxin B.
^d TSST-1: toxic shock syndrome toxin-1.