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. 2010 Nov 2;10:660. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-660

Table 4.

Distribution of samples tested positive by species (L. pn.1, L. pn.2-14, L. species*, mixed cultures)

Facilities N. samples positive for L. pn.1
/N. samples positive for L. spp (%)
N. samples positive for L. pn.2-14
/N. samples positive for L. spp (%)
N. samples positive for L. species*
/N. samples positive for L. spp (%)
N. samples positive for mixed colture
/N. samples positive for L. spp (%)
Health - care Public Hospitals 705/2250 (31.3) 1264/2250 (56.2) 86/2250 (3.8) 195/2250 (8.7)

Private Hospitals 54/176 (30.7) 66/176 (37.5) 37/176 (21.0) 19/176 (10.8)

Sub-total 759/2426 (31.3) 1330/2426 (54.8) 123/2426 (5.1) 214/2426 (8.8)

Community Apartments 36/81 (44.4) 7/81 (8.6) 20/81 (24.7) 18/81 (22.2)

Hotels 588/1826 (32.2) 758/1826 (41.5) 79/1826 (4.3) 401/1826 (22.0)

Offices 27/78 (34.6) 47/78 (60.3) 0/78 (0) 4/78 (5.1)

Churches 1/3 (33.3) 1/3 (33.3) 1/3 (33.3) 0/3 (0)

Gyms 20/46 (43.5) 16/46 (34.8) 10/46 (21.7) 0/46 (0)

Swimming pools 1/1 (100) 0/1 (0) 0/1 (0) 0/1(0)

Schools 0/3 (0) 2/3 (66.7) 1/3 (33.3) 0/3 (0)

Sub-total 673/2038 (33.0) 831/2038 (40.8) 111/2038 (5.4) 423/2038 (20.8)

Total 1432/4464 (32.1) 2161/4464 (48.4) 234/4464 (5.2) 637/4464 (14.3)

* L. longbeachae, L. bozemanii, L. dumoffii, L. gormanii, L. jordanis, L. micdadei, L. anisa