Table 3 Bacterial characteristics in relation to anatomical/ functional defect and immune dysfunction in 99 patients with recurrent urinary tract infection (first episode)
Characteristic | Either anatomical/ functional defect or immune dysfunction (n = 73) n (%) | Neither anatomical/ functional defect nor immune dysfunction (n = 26) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Phylogenetic group | Â | 0.6586 | |
A | 3 (4) | 1 (4) | Â |
B1 | 8 (11) | 2 (8) | Â |
B2 | 38 (52) | 17 (65) | Â |
D | 23 (32) | 5 (19) | Â |
Untypable | 1 (1) | 1 (4) | Â |
Virulence factor | |||
neuA | 14 (19) | 7 (27) | 0.4136 |
papG I | 0 | 0 | -- |
papG II | 16 (22) | 4 (15) | 0.5784 |
papG III | 6 (8) | 8 (31) | 0.0084 |
sfa | 2 (3) | 4 (15) | 0.0396 |
foc | 3 (4) | 4 (15) | 0.0752 |
cnf1 | 9 (12) | 6 (23) | 0.2110 |
aer | 52 (71) | 15 (58) | 0.2285 |
usp | 39 (53) | 17 (65) | 0.3596 |
iha | 21 (29) | 8 (31) | 1.0000 |
ompT | 52 (71) | 23 (88) | 0.1099 |
afa | 36 (49) | 8 (31) | 0.1142 |
iroN | 22 (30) | 13 (50) | 0.0944 |
fimH | 70 (96) | 24 (92) | 0.6043 |
hlyA | 10 (14) | 9 (35) | 0.0389 |
sat | 20 (27) | 7 (27) | 1.0000 |