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Table 4 Proportions of bacteria in ants in a hospital in São Paulo county, March 2012 to February 2013

From: Ants as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms in a hospital in São Paulo county, Brazil

 

Arcanobacterium spp.

Bacillus spp.

Streptococcus spp.

Listeria spp.

M. luteus

M. floricola

0.00%

22.22%

22.22%

0.00%

0.00%

Paratrechina spp.

4.55%

54.55%

2.27%

15.91%

2.27%

95% CI

(−15.26%; 13.54%)

(−52.92%; −4.99%)

(−15.26%; 13.54%)

(−29.49%; 2.76%)

(−11.93%; 15.68%)

Result

NS*

Paratrechina spp. < M. floricola

Paratrechina spp. < M. floricola

NS*

NS*

 

Proteus spp.

P. aeruginosa

Without growth

S. aureus

S. epidermidis

M. floricola

11.11%

16.67%

11.11%

16.67%

0.00%

Paratrechina spp.

0.00%

2.27%

15.91%

0.00%

2.27%

95% CI

(2.32%; 33.01%)

(0.80%; 37.43%)

(−21.35%; 18.76%)

(5.79%; 39.43%)

(−11.93%; 15.68%)

Result

Paratrechina spp. < M. floricola

Paratrechina spp. < M. floricola

NS*

Paratrechina spp. < M. floricola

NS*

  1. *NS means: not statistically significant.