Table 1: Coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated during the study.

Species Number of Isolates %
Staphylococcus haemolyticus 390 47.1
Staphylococcus epidermidis 247 29.8
Staphylococcus hominis 65 7.8
Staphylococcus warneri 32 3.9
Staphylococcus simulans 29 3.5
Staphylococcus lugdunensis 17 2.1
Staphylococcus capitis 14 1.7
Staphylococcus cohnii 10 1.2
Staphylococcus xylosus 9 1.1
Staphylococcus saprophyticus 6 0.7
Staphylococcus sciuri 5 0.6
Staphylococcus auricularis 4 0.5
TOTAL 828 100