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

Table 3 Mean MIC values of vancomycin of the isolates

	Mean (95% CI of mean)	S.D.	S.E. of mean	p-value
All MRSA	0.70 (0.63–0.77)	0.35	0.034
Biofilm producer	0.78 (0.69–0.87)	0.35	0.044	0.00013^*
Biofilm non-producer	0.57 (0.47–0.66)	0.29	0.047	0.00013^*
MDR	0.77 (0.70–0.85)	0.34	0.038	< 0.0001^*
Non-MDR	0.44 (0.34–0.54)	0.23	0.049	< 0.0001^*
OPD	0.74 (0.66–0.82)	0.36	0.041	0.0102^*
Ward	0.57 (0.46–0.67)	0.25	0.051	0.0102^*

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