Frequency of antiseptic resistance among staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from a university hospital in central Iran

ABSTRACT

Objectives: Reduced biocide susceptibility in Staphylococci is associated with various antiseptic resistance genes encoding efflux systems. Our aim was to determine the susceptibility to three disinfectant agents, including benzalkonium chloride [BAC], benzethonium chloride [BZT], and chlorhexidine digluconate [CHDG] among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococci [CoNS]