Table 2 Distribution of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) groups including coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates deriving from at least two patients
Sampling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
PFGE group* | Pt. | Day(s) | Site(s) |
A (1) | 6 | 1, 3, 6, 9 | Oropharynx, stomach, subglottis, trachea |
(1) | 20 | 3, 6, 9 | Oropharynx, stomach, subglottis, trachea |
(2) | 20 | 3 | Trachea |
B (1) | 8 | 12, 18, 28 | Oropharynx, stomach |
(1) | 10 | 3, 6, 9 | Oropharynx, stomach, subglottis, trachea |
(1) | 11 | 3 | Oropharynx, stomach |
(1) | 15 | 1, 23 | Oropharynx, trachea |
(2) | 15 | 23 | Subglottis |
(3) | 8 | 18 | Stomach |
C (1) | 1 | 1, 3, 6 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
(1) | 3 | 1, 6 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
D (1) | 16 | 1, 3 | Oropharynx, stomach |
(1) | 17 | 3, 6, 9 | Oropharynx, stomach, subglottis, trachea |
(2) | 17 | 12 | Oropharynx |
E (1) | 8 | 3, 6, 9, 12 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
(1) | 16 | 1, 3 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
(1) | 17 | 1, 3 | Oropharynx |
(1) | 23 | 1, 3 | Oropharynx, stomach, subglottis, trachea |
(2) | 21 | 1, 15 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
(3) | 24 | 3 | Trachea |
F (1) | 5 | 1, 3 | Oropharynx, stomach, subglottis |
(2) | 15 | 6, 9 | Trachea |
G (1) | 16 | 3 | Trachea |
(2) | 23 | 1, 3 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
H (1) | 6 | 3, 12 | Oropharynx, stomach, trachea |
(2) | 24 | 6, 9 | Trachea |