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Table 1 Frequency of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from different clinical specimens

From: Comparison of methods for the detection of biofilm production in coagulase-negative staphylococci

Species

Catheter

tip

Blood

culture

Nasal

fossa

Overall

frequency

Percentage

(%)

S. epidermidis

45

27

9

81

81

S. cohnii

0

0

4

4

4

S. haemolyticus

1

1

0

2

2

S. saprophyticus

0

0

4

4

4

S. warneri

0

1

3

4

4

S. xylosus

2

0

0

2

2

S. lugdunensis

0

1

0

1

1

S. capitis

2

0

0

2

2

Total

50

30

20

100

100