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Table 6 Association between frequency of PMQR genes and phylogroups in ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli isolates

From: Prevalence and mechanisms of ciprofloxacin resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from hospitalized patients, healthy carriers, and wastewaters in Iran

Genes

 

A N = 20

B1 N = 3

B2 N = 47

C N = 3

D N = 2

E N = 2

F N = 6

Clade I/II N = 7

Unknown N = 7

P value

qnrS, n (%)

15 (75)

2 (66.6)

38 (80.8)

1 (33.3)

2 (100)

0 (0.0)

4 (66.6)

5 (71.4)

5 (71.4)

0.001

qnrB, n (%)

1 (5)

0 (0.0)

3 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (16.6)

1 (14.2)

3 (42.8)

0.001

oqxB, n (%)

5 (25)

0 (0.0)

15 (31.9)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (100)

3 (50)

2 (28.5)

2 (28.5)

0.001

oqxA, n (%)

4 (20)

0 (0.0)

7 (14.8)

1 (33.3)

1 (50)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (14.2)

0.001

qepA, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.12)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.001