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Table 6 Differences in virulence factors between MRSA and MSSA among disease groups

From: Antibiotic susceptibility and genomic variations in Staphylococcus aureus associated with Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) disease groups

Virulence factor

Deep-seated infection

Cutaneous infection

Abscess

Mastitis

SSTI-related bacteremia

Catheter-related exit-site infection

MRSA (n = 34)

MSSA (n = 18)

MRSA (n = 54)

MSSA (n = 51)

MRSA (n = 62)

MSSA (n = 49)

MRSA (n = 11)

MSSA (n = 5)

MRSA (n = 23)

MSSA (n = 12)

MRSA (n = 17)

MSSA (n = 8)

PVL

7 (20.6 %)

1 (5.6 %)

27 (50.0 %)*

4 (7.8 %)

49 (79.0 %)

25 (51.0 %)

5 (45.5 %)

2 (40.0 %)

3 (13.0 %)

0 (0)

1 (5.9 %)

0 (0)

Hlg

34 (100 %)

17 (94.4 %)

54 (100 %)

47 (92.2 %)

62 (100 %)

46 (93.9 %)

11 (100 %)

4 (80.0 %)

23 (100 %)

12 (100 %)

17 (100 %)

7 (87.5 %)

TSST-1

4 (11.8 %)

0 (0)

2 (3.7 %)

2 (3.9 %)

2 (3.2 %)

5 (10.2 %)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (4.3 %)

1 (8.3 %)

0 (0)

1 (12.5 %)

ETA

7 (20.6 %)

4 (22.2 %)

15 (27.8 %)

12 (23.5 %)

18 (29.6 %)

2 (4.1 %)

3 (27.3 %)

1 (20.0 %)

5 (21.7 %)

3 (25.0 %)

5 (29.4 %)

3 (37.5 %)

ETB

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.9 %)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. *Indicates a significant difference between MRSA and MSSA groups; P < 0.05