Table 3 Prevalence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in the retrieved strains (n = 71).
Type of gene | Genes | No of positive isolates | % | Chi-square P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Virulence genes | aerA | 71 | 100 | 63.924 < 0.0001 |
alt | 38 | 53.5 | ||
ast | 32 | 45.1 | ||
ser | 21 | 29.6 | ||
act | 19 | 26.8 | ||
hlyA | 16 | 22.5 | ||
Antimicrobial resistance genes | blaTEM | 71 | 100 | 10.45 0.06343 *NS |
blaOXA−1 | 61 | 85.9 | ||
blaCTX−M | 59 | 83.1 | ||
tetA | 64 | 90.1 | ||
sul1 | 60 | 84.5 | ||
aadA1 | 38 | 53.5 |
