Table 1 Distribution of the exoU+/exoS+ genotype among the isolates analyzed.

From: High frequency of the exoU+/exoS+ genotype associated with multidrug-resistant “high-risk clones” of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Peruvian hospitals

Characteristics

exoU+/exoS+

exoU−/exoS+

Number of isolates = 189

43

146

HNCH isolates = 112

20 (46.5%)

92 (63.0%)

HAL isolates = 77

23 (53.4%)

54 (36.9%)

Bronchial secretions 72/189

15 (34.8%)

57 (39.0%)

Wounds/abscesses = 33/189

10 (23.2%)

23 (15.7%)

Urine = 55/189

13 (30.2%)

42 (28.7%)

Other = 29/189

5 (11.6%)

24 (16.4%)

SBP = 78

14 (32.5%)

64 (43.8%)

Presence of twitching = 163

38 (88.3%)

125 (85.6%)

Presence of swarming = 109

21(48.8%)

88 (60.2%)

Presence of swimming = 157

36 (83.7%)

121 (82.8%)

  1. HNCH: Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, HAL: Hospital Arzobispo Loayza, SBP: Strong biofilm producer. In no case were observed significant differences.
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