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

Table 2

Prevalent bacteria isolated from beauty salon tools in Ishaka town, Uganda.

Organisms	Barbershops n (%)	Hairdressing/ladies salons n (%)	Unisex salons n (%)	Total (%)	value
S. epidermidis	21 (10.7)	18 (9.2)	16 (8.2)	55 (28.1)	0.045
S. aureus	12 (6.1)	12 (6.1)	28 (14.3)	52 (26.5)	0.02
Streptococcus spp.	8 (4.1)	7 (3.6)	7 (3.6)	22 (11.2)	0.061
Micrococcus spp.	5 (2.6)	5 (2.6)	6 (3.1)	16 (8.2)	0.06
S. xylosus	5 (2.6)	2 (1.0)	4 (2.0)	11 (5.6)	0.53
P. aeruginosa	4 (2.0)	3 (1.5)	3 (1.5)	10 (5.1)	0.54
S. liquefaciens	3 (1.5)	3 (1.5)	2 (1.0)	8 (4.1)	0.04
E. aerogenes	5 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	3 (1.5)	8 (4.1)	0.71
B. subtilis	3 (1.5)	2 (1.0)	1 (0.5)	6 (3.1)	0.32
Bacillus spp.	4 (2.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	5 (2.6)	0.52
S. marcescens	2 (1.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.0)	0.63
S. sciuri	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	1 (0.5)	1.0
Total	72 (37.0)	52 (27.0)	56 (37.0)	196 (100.0)

Statistically significant at .