Biomedical Science Letters

Table. 1. Table 1

Distribution of strains according to the duration of masks worn

Microorganism	1st day, n	2nd day, n	3rd day, n	Total, n (%)
Staphylococcus epidermidis	10	3	-	13 (21)
Staphylococcus hominis	1	-	1	2 (3.2)
Staphylococcus aureus	7	3	4	14 (22.6)
Staphylococcus capitis	-	1	-	1 (1.6)
Staphylococcus warneri	-	1	-	1 (1.6)
Staphylococcus spp.	1	-	-	1 (1.6)
Cutibacterium acnes	1	-	-	1 (1.6)
Micrococcus luteus	1	-	1	2 (3.2)
Lysinibacillus sp	-	2	-	2 (3.2)
Bacillus velezensis	-	4	3	7 (11.3)
Bacillus subtillis	-	1	-	1 (1.6)
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	-	5	-	5 (8.1)
Bacillus atrophaeus	-	-	1	1 (1.6)
Bacillus licheniformis	-	-	1	1 (1.6)
Bacillus cereus	-	-	1	1 (1.6)
Bacillus tequilensis	-	-	1	1 (1.6)
Bacillus spp.	6	2	-	8 (13)
Total, n (%)	27 (43.5)	22 (35.5)	13 (21)	62 (100)