Table 2.

Distribution of specimens among VRE and VSE

Type of specimen	VSE (n = 191)	VRE (n = 40)	χ2	P
Blood	41 (21.5)	23 (57.5)	21.44	<0.0001
Body fluid	16 (8.4)	2 (5.0)	0.525	0.469
CSF	1 (0.5)	0	0.210	0.647
Pus	1 (0.5)	0	0.210	0.647
Tissue	6 (3.1)	0	1.290	0.256
Urine	89 (46.6)	6 (15.0)	13.637	<0.0001
Wound swab	37 (19.4)	9 (22.5)	0.203	0.652

Data are presented as n (%). CSF: Cerebral spinal fluid; VRE: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; VSE: Vancomycin-sensitive enterococci.