Table 4.
Distribution of mecA gene among Staphylococcus species from clinical samples
| Clinical Sample |
N |
S. aureus mecA+ |
N | CoNS mecA+ |
| Wound swab | 13 | 4 (30.7) | 12 | 7 (58.3) |
| Endocervical swab |
1 | 0 | 3 | 1 (33.3) |
| High vaginal swab |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eye swab | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 2 | 0 |
| Ear swab | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 3 | 2 (66.6) |
| Urethral swab | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 1 | 1 (100) |
| Seminal fluid | 9 | 5 (55.5) | 1 | 0 |
| Blood | 7 | 2 (28.5) | 10 | 4 (40.0) |
| Urine | 6 | 2 (33.3) | 6 | 1 (16.6) |
| Aspirates | 1 | 1 (100) | 1 | 1 (100) |
| Catheter tips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 19 (38.0) | 41 | 17 (41.5) |
CoNS- Coagulase Negative Staphylococci, N = Number of isolates, value in bracket = number in percentages.