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

Table 4

Disinfectant-resistant bacterial isolates in Ishaka town, Uganda.

Organisms	No. examined	Types of disinfectants tested
		Surgical spirit BP (70%); Resistant strains (%)	Methylated spirit (70%); Resistant strains (%)	Sodium hypochlorite (1%); Resistant strains (%)
S. epidermidis	55	2 (3.6)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.6)
S. aureus	52	8 (15.3)	2 (3.8)	9 (17.3)
S. xylosus	11	3 (27.2)	0 (0.0)	8 (72.7)
S. liquefaciens	8	7 (87.5)	1 (12.5)	8 (100.0)
E. aerogenes	8	2 (25.0)	0 (0.0)	7 (87.5)
S. marcescens	2	0 (0.0)	1 (50.0)	2 (100.0)
S. sciuri	1	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)
Total	137	22 (16.1)	4 (2.9)	37 (27.0)