Table 1. Nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis for its presence of esp gene (n = 54)

Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:105-110. Nasal Colonization of Serine Protease esp-Positive Staphylococcus epidermidis Affecting Staphylococcus aureus Colonization

Table 1. Nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis for its presence of esp gene (n = 54)

Groups		S. aureus colonization
Groups		Carrier (n = 22)	Non-carrier (n = 32)
S. epidermidis colonization	Carrier (n = 18)	9	9
	Non-carrier (n = 36)	13	23
esp-positive S. epidermidis colonization*	Carrier (n = 18)	9	9
	Non-carrier (n = 36)	13	23

*All the S. epidermidis isolates showed esp gene positivity by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).