Table 2 Frequency of Staphylococcus aureus isolates among clinical specimens
Type of specimens | No. of examined specimens | Mannitol fermentative S. aureus isolates | Pigments on MSA | β-hemolysis isolates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yellow | Lemony yellow | White | |||||||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
Urine | 29 | 16 | 55.1 | 8 | 50 | – | – | 8 | 50 | 16 | 55.1 |
Abscess | 20 | 15 | 75 | 8 | 53.3 | 2 | 13.3 | 5 | 33.3 | 15 | 75 |
Wounds | 15 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 55.5 | – | – | 4 | 44.4 | 9 | 60 |
Nasal swabs | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 1 | 16. 6 | – | – | 5 | 83.3 | 6 | 54.5 |
Total | 75 | 46 | 61.3 | 22 | 47.8 | 2 | 4.3 | 22 | 47.8 | 46 | 61.3 |