TABLE 1.
Frequency of staphylococcal species identified by MALDI-TOF MS in a 24-month period
| Species | No. of isolates | % |
|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 10,550 | 50.704 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 4,103 | 19.720 |
| Staphylococcus hominis | 1,787 | 8.589 |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 1,615 | 7.762 |
| Staphylococcus warneri | 702 | 3.374 |
| Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 559 | 2.687 |
| Staphylococcus simulans | 360 | 1.730 |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 270 | 1.298 |
| Staphylococcus caprae | 157 | 0.755 |
| Staphylococcus pettenkoferi | 143 | 0.687 |
| Staphylococcus pasteuri | 115 | 0.553 |
| Staphylococcus sciuri | 103 | 0.495 |
| Staphylococcus cohnii | 100 | 0.481 |
| Staphylococcus intermedius | 47 | 0.226 |
| Staphylococcus sp.a | 40 | 0.192 |
| Staphylococcus condimenti | 38 | 0.183 |
| Staphylococcus auricularis | 33 | 0.159 |
| Staphylococcus schleiferi | 33 | 0.159 |
| Staphylococcus sp. | 19 | 0.091 |
| Staphylococcus equorum | 11 | 0.053 |
| Staphylococcus xylosus | 7 | 0.034 |
| Staphylococcus carnosus | 4 | 0.019 |
| Staphylococcus saccharolyticus | 3 | 0.014 |
| Staphylococcus piscifermentans | 2 | 0.010 |
| Staphylococcus pseudintermedius | 2 | 0.010 |
| Staphylococcus arlettae | 1 | 0.005 |
| Staphylococcus delphini | 1 | 0.005 |
| Staphylococcus felis | 1 | 0.005 |
| Total | 20,806 | 100 |
a
Nontyped strain having high similarity to unpublished isolate AY953148.1, “Staphylococcus croceolyticus.”