Table 5 Prevalence of insertion sequences IS256 and IS257 among CoNS isolates and various clinical samples
Source | CoNS (n = 91) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wound n (%) | Catheter n (%) | Urine n (%) | Blood n (%) | Types of IS | S. epidermidis (n = 49) | S. haemolyticus (n = 37) | S. saprophyticus (n = 5) | Total n (%) |
2 (6.9) | 2 (6.9) | 12 (41.4) | 13 (44.8) | IS256 | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | 0 (0) | 29 (31.8) |
3 (4.4) | 11 (16.2) | 24 (35.3) | 30 (44.1) | IS257 | 37(54.4) | 26 (38.2) | 5 (7.4) | 68 (74.7) |