Table 2. Presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri in nasal and throat swab samples obtained from hospitalised patients and healthcare workers (HCWs).
| Result for | Number (%) of individuals with result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal specimen | throat specimen | Patients | HCWs | patients & HCWs |
| Positive | Positive | 2 (1.0)* | - | 2 (0.7) |
| Positive | Negative | 8 (4.1) | 3 (2.9) | 11 (3.6) |
| Negative | Positive | 2 (1.0) | - | 2 (0.7) |
| Negative | Negative | 183 (93.9) | 102 (97.1) | 285 (95.0) |
| Total positive | 12 (6.1) | 3 (2.9) | 15 (5.0) | |
* In a nasal swab from one patient, two S. sciuri strains with different culture characteristics were isolated.