Table 1.

Distribution of Staphylococcus isolates among cat specimens tested at an academic veterinary hospital laboratory, 2007–2012

		Number of cats tested		Staphylococcus positive
Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Breed (n = 212)
	Domestic Short Hair	132	62.3	24	18.2
	Persian	21	9.9	4	19.1
	Siamese	15	7.1	1	6.7
	Domestic Long Hair	12	5.7	3	25.0
	All others	32	15.1	6	18.8
Sex (n = 205)
	Male	122	59.5	17	13.9
	Female	83	40.5	20	24.1
Specimen type (n = 215)
	Urine	95	44.2	3	3.2
	Ear canal swab	29	13.5	10	34.5
	Skin	18	8.4	11	61.1
	All others	73	34.0	14	19.2
Age (n = 216)
	≥2 years	123	56.9	21	17.1
	<2 years	93	43.1	17	18.3