Table 3.
Source of staphylococcal infections.
| PHO Patients (N = 1433) | HCT Patients (N = 292) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | CoNS | S. aureus | CoNS | |
| (n = 314) | (n = 1119) | (n = 35) | (n = 257) | |
| Blood | 183 (58.3%) | 1027 (91.8%) | 30 (85.7%) | 230 (89.5%) |
| Urine | 5 (1.6%) | 17 (1.5%) | 2 (5.7%) | 5 (1.9%) |
| Stool | 5 (1.6%) | 4 (0.4%) | - | 1 (0.4%) |
| Pharyngeal swab | 17 (5.4%) | 2 (0.2%) | - | - |
| Urethral/foreskin/vaginal swab | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.1%) | - | 1 (0.4%) |
| Transplant material | - | - | - | 6 (2.3%) |
| Nasal swab | 7 (2.2%) | - | - | - |
| Sputum | 1 (0.3%) | - | - | - |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | 2 (0.6%) | 21 (1.9%) | - | 2 (0.8%) |
| Wound, pus | 54 (17.2%) | 23 (2.1%) | 1 (2.9%) | 4 (1.6%) |
| Soft tissue | - | 1 (0.1%) | - | 1 (0.4%) |
| Skin swab | 21 (6.7%) | 13 (1.2%) | 2 (5.7%) | 5 (1.9%) |
| Oral cavity swab | 2 (0.6%) | - | - | - |
| Sinus material | - | 3 (0.3%) | - | - |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage | 9 (2.9%) | - | - | 1 (0.4%) |
| Conjunctival swab | 5 (1.6%) | 1 (0.1%) | - | - |
| Pleural/peritoneal fluid | - | 4 (0.4%) | - | 1 (0.4%) |
| Ear swab | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.1%) | - | - |
| Other | - | 1 (0.1%) | - | - |
N refers to the number of patients in each group; n refers to the number of Staphylococcus isolates. Percentages were calculated using n as the denominator in each subgroup. Percentages indicate the proportion of isolates obtained from each source.