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

Sampling was made from the oropharynx, the stomach, the subglottis and the trachea. Sampling day 1 is equivalent to the day of intubation of the particular patient. *Genotype. Pt., patient.

Agvald-Öhman et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R42   doi:10.1186/cc2422