Table 6 Frequency of antiseptic resistance gene among CoNS isolates
Prevalence of antiseptic resistance genes | Antiseptic resistance genes | Methicillin-sensitive- CoNS (N = 20) | Methicillin-resistant-CoNS (N = 35) |
|---|---|---|---|
One gene (29/55) | (28) qac A/B | 10 | 18 |
(1) qac H | 0 | 1 | |
Two gene (17/55) | (15) qac A/B, smr | 4 | 11 |
(2) qac A/B, qac H | 2 | 0 | |
Three genes (4/55) | (1) qac A/B, smr, qac G | 0 | 1 |
(1) qac A/B, smr, qac H | 0 | 1 | |
(2) qac A/B, smr, qac J | 0 | 2 | |
Four genes (2/55) | (2) qac A/B, smr, qac H, qac J | 1 | 1 |
Zero gene (3/55) | -------- | 3 | 0 |