Table 2.

MIC of antiseptic compounds among MSSA and MRSA strains

MIC	BTC		BKC		CHG
S. aureus	Mean (range) µg/ml	P	Mean (range) µg/ml	P	Mean (range) µg/ml	P
MSSA	11.7 (2.5–39)	0.003	20.6 (2.5–39)	0.200	222 ( 39–625)	0.460
MRSA	26 (5–78)		35.5 (5–155)		274 (78–625)
Total	26.5 (2.5–625)		35.5 (2.5–625)		255 (39–625)

MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, BTC: benzethonium chloride, BKC: benzalkonium chloride, CHG: chlorhexidine digluconate, MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration, P: independent samples t-test