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Table 2 The presence of antiseptic resistance genes in Staphyloccus spp.

From: Frequency of antiseptic resistance genes in clinical staphycocci and enterococci isolates in Turkey

RESISTANCE GENES

(n:49)

MRSA

(n: 10)

MSSA

(n:19)

MRCNS

(n:27)

MSCNS

(n:13)

One gene (n: 30)

qacA/B (n:18)

-

-

14

4

smr (n:6)

-

2

2

2

qacG (n:3)

2

1

-

-

qacH (n:0)

-

-

-

-

qacJ (n:3)

-

1

1

1

Two genes (n: 14)

qacA/B, smr (n:3)

-

1

2

-

qacA/B, qacG (n:1)

1

-

-

-

qacA/B, qacJ (n:3)

-

-

1

2

qacG,qacJ (n:7)

3

2

2

-

Three genes (n: 5)

qacA/B, qacG, qacJ (n:3)

-

1

-

2

smr, qacG, qacJ (n:2)

1

-

-

1

  1. MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; MRCNS Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci; MSCNS Methicillin-susceptible coagulase-negative staphylococci