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Objective To detect the disinfectant-resistant geneqacA/B in the strains ofStaphylococcous aureus isolated from January 2014 to December 2014.Methods Fifty-one isolates were collected. PCR assay was used to detectmecA gene andqacA/B gene in the isolates followed byStaphylococcus protein A (spa) typing. Antimicrobial-resistant phenotypic typing was conducted to analyze the homology of theseqacA/B positive strains. The clinical information of the patients from whom the strains were isolated was collected to further understand the clinical background ofqacA/B-carryingS. aureus.Results The prevalence ofmecA and qacA/B genes was 21.6% (11/51) and 13.7% (7/51), respectively in the strains. The prevalence ofqacA/B gene in the methicillin-resistantS. aureus strains (54.5%, 6/11) was signiifcantly higher than that in the methicillin-sensitiveS. aureus strains (2.50%, 1/40). The prevalence ofmecA gene inqacA/B gene positive strains (6/7) was signiifcantly higher than that inqacA/B gene negative strains (1/7). TheseqacA/B positive strains were classiifed into 4 spa types (t037, t091, t932 and t895). The main type was t037 (4/7), which was from the pediatric ward.Conclusions The prevalence ofqacA/B gene is low in theS. aureus strains. However, the prevalence of this gene in methicillin-resistantS. aureus strains is far higher than that in methicillin-sensitiveS. aureus. spa type t037 may be a prevalent clone in pediatric ward.
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Objective To understand the prevalence of disinfectant-resistant gene qacA/B in the clinical strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) .Methods A total of 123 clinical consecutive MRSA strains were collected for PCR assay to detect qacA/B gene and mecA gene .Results The qacA/B gene was identified in 19 (15 .4% ) of the 123 MRSA strains . The mecA gene was positive in 89 .4% (110/123) of the MRSA strains .Conclusions The disinfectant-resistant gene qacA/B is prevalent in the hospital-acquired MRSA strains .Monitoring measures should be strengthened for appropriate selection of disinfectants in clinical practice .