Table 2 Microorganisms identified on the fingertips of the 260 HCWs
Human skin flora | Identified microorganisms | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Resident flora (n = 49) | S. epidermidis | 18 (19) |
Other coagulase negative staphylococci | 18 (18,5) | |
Micrococcus sp | 3 (3) | |
Corynebacterium sp | 3 (3) | |
Actinomyces sp | 1 (1) | |
Brevibacterium and other Gram + Bacilli | 3 (3) | |
Yeasts and filamentous fungi | 3 (3) | |
Transient flora of human origin (n = 10) | Enterococci | 2 (2) |
Acinetobacter sp | 1 (1) | |
Moraxella sp | 3 (3) | |
Pseudomonas sp (non-aeruginosa) | 4 (4) | |
Environmental origin (n = 38) | Bacillus cereus | 11 (11) |
Bacillus non-cereus | 27 (28) |