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Table 2 Association of biofilm production with multidrug resistance and methicillin sensitivity

From: Phenotypic detection of methicillin resistance, biofilm production, and inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Kathmandu, Nepal

 

Biofilm

Total

p-value

Producer

Non-producer

Multidrug resistance

 MDR

106 (62.4%)

64 (37.6%)

170 (78.3%)

0.935

 Non-MDR

29 (61.7%)

18 (38.3%)

47 (21.7%)

Methicillin sensitivity

 MRSA

64 (62.7%)

38 (37.3%)

102 (47.0%)

0.879

 MSSA

71 (61.7%)

44 (38.3%)

115 (53.0%)

Total

135 (62.2%)

82 (37.8%)

217 (100%)

 
  1. MDR: multidrug-resistant, MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus, MSSA: methicillin-sensitive S. aureus