TABLE 1.
Species identification of ORSAB-positive isolates
| Species | No. of positive isolatesa
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| All specimens | Specimens from nares and throat | Skin and soft tissue specimens | Urine specimens | |
| MRSA | 130 (49) | 60 (65) | 32 (48) | 23 (33) |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 123 (46) | 31 (34) | 32 (48) | 38 (56) |
| Staphylococcus simulans | 5 (2) | 5 (7) | ||
| Staphylococcus hominis | 3 (1) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| Staphylococcus chromogenes | 2 (<1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| Staphylococcus cohnii | 1 (<1) | |||
| Staphylococcus warneri | 1 (<1) | 1 (1) | ||
| Staphylococcus sciuri | 1 (<1) | 1 (1) | ||
| Total | 266 (100) | 92 (100) | 67 (100) | 69 (100) |
a
Values in parentheses are percentages (number of positive isolates of a given species compared to the total).