Figure 1From: Molecular epidemiology of clinical and carrier strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the hospital settings of north IndiaDistribution of staphylococcal isolates among the clinical sources. Out of 151 isolates from pus, 115 were S. aureus and 36 were coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). Likewise, of 153 isolates from urine, 77 were CNS and 76 were S. aureus. Of the 225 nasal swabs of hospital workers and patients studied, 175 (34.1%) were S. aureus and 50 (14.8%) were CNS.Back to article page