TABLE 1.

S. schleiferi SSI patient data included in the case control study^a

Patient no.	Date of surgery (mo/day/yr)	Age (yr)	Length of stay (days)	S	A	N	OR	Kind of SSI	Days before onset of SSI	PFGE type	Ribotype
1	9/27/95	57	29	Yes	Yes	No	4	Deep	11	C	C
2	10/03/95	62	22	Yes	No	Yes	3	Deep	45	B	E
3	10/27/95	64	22	No	No	No	2	Deep	11	B	G
4	7/15/96	55	29	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	Superficial	10	B	E
5	7/31/96	73	28	No	Yes	Yes	2	Deep	12	B	E
6	8/29/96	69	25	No	Yes	No	3	Superficial	8	B	E

^aAll patients were male. Abbreviations: S, surgeon A; A, anesthetist A; N, nurse A; OR, operating room.