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

Table 3

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

Organisms	Comb (%)	Brush (%)	Clipper (%)	Scissor (%)	Shaving machine (%)	Total (%)	value
S. epidermidis	8 (14.5)	14 (25.5)	18 (32.7)	9 (16.4)	6 (10.9)	55 (28.1)	0.70
S. aureus	9 (17.6)	12 (23.5)	14 (27.5)	7 (11.8)	10 (19.6)	52 (26.5)	0.67
Streptococcus spp.	0 (0.0)	7 (33.3)	6 (28.6)	6 (28.6)	3 (14.3)	22 (11.2)	0.057
Micrococcus spp.	2 (12.5)	2 (12.5)	4 (25.0)	4 (25.0)	4 (25.0)	16 (8.2)	0.56
S. xylosus	4 (36.4)	2 (18.2)	0 (0.0)	2 (18.2)	3 (27.3)	11 (5.6)	0.04
P. aeruginosa	3 (30.0)	2 (20.0)	2 (20.0)	1 (10.0)	2 (20.0)	10 (5.1)	0.46
S. liquefaciens	5 (62.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (12.5)	1 (12.5)	1 (12.5)	8 (4.1)	0.002
E. aerogenes	0 (0.0)	2 (25.0)	1 (12.5)	3 (37.5)	2 (25.0)	8 (4.0)	0.34
B. subtilis	0 (0.0)	3 (50.0)	1 (16.7)	2 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	6 (3.1)	0.03
Bacillus spp.	1 (20.0)	1 (20.0)	2 (40.0)	1 (20.0)	0 (0.0)	5 (2.6)	0.068
S. marcescens	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.0)	—
S. sciuri	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.5)	—

Statistically significant at value ≤0.05.