Table 2.
Phenotypic characteristics for identification of Staphylococcus aureus.
| Source of the isolates | Number of examined samples | Number of S. aureus isolates | Colony pigment | Gram stain Number∗ (%) |
Catalase activity Number∗ (%) |
Coagulase activity Number∗ (%) |
Tnase activity Number∗ (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Creamy | Yellow | |||||||
| Number∗ (%) | Number∗ (%) | Number∗ (%) | |||||||
| Male Surgical Ward | 80 | 45 | 5 (11) | 15 (33) | 25 (55) | 45 (100) | 45 (100) | 42 (93) | 37 (83) |
| Orthopedic Ward | 70 | 50 | 18 (36) | 12 (24) | 20 (40) | 50 (100) | 50 (100) | 45 (90) | 42 (83) |
| Burn and Wound Section | 15 | 5 | 0 (0) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) |
| Total | 165 | 100 | 23 (23) | 29 (29) | 48 (48) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 92 (92) | 84 (84) |
∗Positive number; percentage is presented in parenthesis.