Table 2: Distribution of coagulase-negative staphylococci in clinical samples.

Staphylococcus haemolyticus Staphylococcus epidermidis Staphylococcus hominis Staphylococcus warneri Staphylococcus simulans Staphylococcus lugdunensis Staphylococcus capitis Staphylococcus cohnii Staphylococcus xylosus Staphylococcus saprophyticus Staphylococcus sciuri Staphylococcus auricularis
Urine 94 (24%) - - - 5 (17%) 1 (6%) - 2 (20%) 3 (33%) 4 (67%) - -
Sperm 86 (22%) - 6 (9%) 9 (28%) 4 (14%) 3 (18%) - - - - - -
Vaginal Swabs 66 (17%) - - 7 (22%) 2 (7%) - - 1 (10%) - - - -
Hepatic abscess - - - - - 1 (6%) - - - - - -
Endovascular catheter-associated infections 27 (7%) 64 (26%) 10 (15%) 3 (9%) 5 (17%) 2 (12%) - 1 (10%) - - - -
Cephalorachidian liquor - - - - - 1 (5%) - - - - - -
Respiratory tract infections - - - - - 9 (53%) - - - - 5 (100%) 2 (50%)
Soft tissues infections - - - - - - 2 (15%) - - - - -
Bladder catheter - 62 (25%) 3 (5%) 5 (16%) - - - 2 (20%) - - - -
Septicemia 20 (5%) - - - - - - - - - - -
Blood culture 31 (8%) 94 (38%) 40 (62%) - 9 (32%) - - 2 (20%) 2 (23%) - - 2 (50%)
Bronchial-aspirate 55 (14%) 22 (9%) 4 (6%) 2 (6%) 1 (1%) - - - - 2 (33%) - -
Skin swabs 11 (3%) - - 4 (13%) 2 (10%) - 4 (25%) 1 (10%) 3 (30%) - - -
Sputum - - - 2 (6%) - - - - - - - -
Ocular swabs - - - - 1 (2%) - - - - - - -
Nail swabs - - - - - - - 1 (10%) 1 (14%) - - -
Sepsis - - - - - - 8 (60%) - - - - -
Other samples - 5 (2%) 2 (3%) - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL 390 247 65 32 29 17 14 10 9 6 5 4