TABLE 2.

Swab sample results for S. lugdunensis, other CoNS, and S. aureus^a

Organism(s)	Total no. of patients (incidenceb)	No. of abscesses	% of abscesses where bacteria were found in pure culture (CIc)	No. of other SSTI
Staphylococcus lugdunensis	43 (18)	20	70 (46-88)	23
Other CoNS	932 (398)	69	20 (12-32)	863
Staphylococcus aureus	2,760 (1,178)	56	86 (74-94)	2,704

^aSwabs were from soft-tissue infections and were taken in general practice in Viborg County, Denmark, during a 6-month sampling period in 2002.

^bNumber of patients/100,000 persons/6 months.

^cCI, confidence interval.