Table 7.

Morphometric parameters of biofilm formed by Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae isolates taken from patients with sarcoidosis

Haemophili isolates selected from	Thickness of biofilm ± SD (μm)	Measurement area covered by biofilm (%) ± SD	Content of live cells (%) in biofilm ± SD	Biofilm area covered by live cells (%) ± SD
	Haemophilus influenzae
Nasopharynx (n = 3)	11.3 ± 3.2	68.9 ± 2.5	58.4 ± 2.97	66.99 ± 9.1
Sputum (n = 4)	16.4 ± 3.7	73.6 ± 7.96	81.5 ± 5.4	81.4 ± 1.6
All (n = 7)	14.2 ± 3.5	71.6 ± 5.6	71.6 ± 4.4	75.2 ± 4.8
	Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Nasopharynx (n = 10)	20.5 ± 4.9	47.1 ± 5.9	76.8 ± 4.2	72.5 ± 12.5
Sputum (n = 8)	19.4 ± 3.7	54.95 ± 3.5	86.0 ± 5.4	84.6 ± 4.7
Total (n = 18)	20.0 ± 4.3	50.58 ± 4.8	80.9 ± 4.8	77.9 ± 8.98

Averages morphometric parameters of biofilm formed by Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae isolates was calculated on the basis of data assessed using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) images after 24 h incubation