Table 1.

Distribution of the total number of coagulase-negative staphylococci pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) groups, the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), and the probable transmission events per patient

Patient	Number of PFGE groups	ICU stay (days)	Probable transmission events
1	5	8	1
3	4	7	1
5	3	8	1
6	8	12	2
8	11	> 33	8
10	2	12	3
11	1	4	3
12	2	7	0
14	2	3	0
15	12	29	4
16	5	5	5
17	5	20	5
20	3	17	1
21	4	33	5
22	2	6	0
23	2	5	5
24	3	9	6