Staphylococcus saprophyticus Recovered from Humans, Food, and Recreational Waters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Table 2
Distribution of Staphylococcus saprophyticus isolates obtained from pregnant women’s microbiota, beaches, and minas cheese in Rio de Janeiro city.
Sample source
Number and % of S. saprophyticus isolates
Microbiota (23 positive women)
Vaginal (3)
11, 17% (1–5 per woman)
Anal (16)
27, 41.5% (1–4 per woman)
Both (4)
27, 41.5% (3–9 per woman)
Total
65
Beach water (10 samples)
Botafogo (2)
6, 20% (1–5 per sample)
Copacabana (2)
1, 3% (0-1 per sample)
Flamengo (2)
1, 3%
Ipanema (2)
1, 3%
Leblon (2)
, 70%
Total
30
Minas cheese (10 cheeses)
Brand A (4)
9, 69.2% (0–9 per cheese)
Brand B (3)
4, 30.7% (0–4 per cheese)
Brand C (3)
0
Total
13, 100%
Total of S. saprophyticus isolates
108
comparison among S. saprophyticus obtained from each beach by Fisher’s exact test showed that Leblon had significantly higher numbers of isolates than Botafogo, Copacabana, Flamengo, and Ipanema ().