Antiseptic and Antibiotic Resistance Genes | S. epidermidis (N = 19) | Non-epidermidis CoNS. (N = 6) | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
qacA/B | Positive | N (%) | 19(100) | 6(100) | Â |
 | Negative | N (%) | 0 | 0 |  |
smr | Positive | N (%) | 13(68.4) | 2(33.3) | > 0.999 |
 | Negative | N (%) | 6(31.6) | 4(66.7) | |
qac G | Positive | N (%) | 18(94.7) | 6(100.0) | > 0.999 |
Negative | N (%) | 1(5.3) | 0 | ||
qac H | Positive | N (%) | 17(89.5) | 5(83.3) | > 0.999 |
Negative | N (%) | 2(10.2) | 1(16.7) | ||
qac J | Positive | N (%) | 16(84.2) | 5(83.3) | > 0.999 |
Negative | N (%) | 3(15.8) | 1(16.7) | ||
mecA | Positive | N (%) | 19(100) | 2(33.3%) | < 0.001* |
Negative | N (%) | 0(0.0) | 4(66.6%) | ||
mupB | Positive | N (%) | 18(94.7) | 4(66.6%) | < 0.07 |
Negative | N (%) | 1(5.3) | 2(33.3%) | ||
mup A | Positive | N (%) | 19(100) | 5(83.3) | < 0.04* |
Negative | N (%) | 0(0.0) | 1(16.6%) |