Research Article

Emerging Challenges in Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: Insights from Coagulase Typing, Toxin Genes, and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Table 4

Distribution of different coa types in S. aureus strains obtained from 120 patients with bacteremia.

Coa typesMRSA 55 (46%)MSSA 65 (54%)Total

I9 (100)0 (0)9 (7.5)
II11 (34)21 (66)32 (26.7)
III16 (45.7)19 (54.3)35 (29.2)
IVa3 (100)0 (0)3 (2.5)
IVb4 (100)0 (0)4 (3.3)
Va2 (66.7)1 (33.3)3 (2.5)
VI6 (50)6 (50)12 (10)
VII3 (60)2 (40)5 (4.2)
VIII8 (72.7)3 (27.3)11 (9.1)
X3 (50)3 (50)6 (5)