Table 1.
Frequency of CNS isolated from different clinical specimens
| CNS | Clinical specimen | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVC | Catheter tip | Blood | Wound/pus | Urine | Others | |||
| S. epidermidis | 8 (6.5%) | 14 (11.4%) | 52 (42.3%) | 34 (27.6%) | 11(8.9%) | 4 (3.3%) | 123 (57.5%) | |
| S. saprophyticus | 2 (5.0%) | 2 (5.0%) | 12 (30.0%) | 12 (30.0%) | 11(27.5%) | 1(2.5%) | 40 (18.7%) | |
| S. hemolyticus | 6 (25.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | 5 (20.8%) | 5 (20.8%) | 1(4.2%) | 1(4.2%) | 24 (11.2%) | |
| S. hominis | 1 (6.7%) | – | 10 (66.7%) | 3 (20.0%) | 1 (6.7%) | – | 15 (7.0%) | |
| S. capitis | 3 (25.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 3 (25.0%) | 2 (16.7%) | – | 1(8.3%) | 12 (5.6%) | |
CVC central venous catheter; others (Suction tip, Drain tip, Double J stent, Tracheal tip, Endotracheal tube)