Research Article

Prevalence of Virulence Factors and Drug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Enterococci: A Study from North India

Table 1

Phenotypic detection of virulence factors in enterococcal isolates from clinical samples.

Species Hemolysin production (%)Gelatinase production (%)Hemagglutination (%)Biofilm production (%)

E. faecium (155)36 (23.22) 13 (8.3) 35 (22.58) 39 (25.16)
E. faecalis (155) 62 (40) 15 (9.6) 33 (21.29) 42 (27.09)
Total (310)98 (31.61)28 (9.03)68 (21.93)81 (26.12)