Gene | Isolate origin |
---|
Urine (n = 67) | LRTIs (n = 52) | URTIs (n = 17) | Wounds (n= 29) | Blood (n = 8) | Totala (n = 176) |
---|
exoS
| 62.7 | 53.8 | 70.6 | 62.1 | 87.5 | 61.9 |
exoU
| 19.4 | 40.4 | 35.3 | 51.7 | 12.5 | 32.4 |
exoT
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
exoY
| 85.1 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 82.8 | 100.0 | 85.8 |
- LRTIs Lower respiratory tract infections, URTIs upper respiratory tract infections, exoS exoenzyme S-encoding gene, exoU exoenzyme U-encoding gene, exoT exoenzyme T-encoding gene, exoY exoenzyme Y-encoding gene
- aFrequency of the type III effector gene in all studied isolates of P. aeruginosa, including three bile isolates