Prevalence and Detection of qac Genes from Disinfectant-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Salon Tools in Ishaka Town, Bushenyi District of Uganda

Table 1

Contamination of beauty salon tools in Ishaka town, Uganda.

Salon tools	Number examined	Contamination		value
		Positive, n (%)	Negative, n (%)
Clippers	25	20 (80.0)	5 (20.0)	0.034
Brushes	25	19 (76.0)	6 (24.0)	0.04
Scissors	25	16 (64.0)	9 (36.0)	0.52
Combs	25	12 (48.0)	13 (52.0)	0.32
Shaving machine	25	11 (44.0)	14 (56.0)	0.43
Total	125	78 (62.4)	47 (37.6)

Statistically significant at .