Table 3.

Number of isolates producing virulence factors in the presence and absence of sub-MIC AZM

Virulence factors Number of isolates (%) (producing virulence factors)	Biofilm	Pyocyanin	Rhamnolipid	Protease
In absence of sub-MIC AZM	−37 (74%) strong	40 (80%)	32 (64%)	41 (82%)
	−8 (16%) moderate
	−5 (10%) weak
	−0 (0%) no biofilm
In presence of sub-MIC AZM	−11 (22%) strong	12 (24%)	3 (6%)	4 (8%)
	−15 (30%) moderate
	−17 (34%) weak
	−7 (14%) no biofilm
*Significance	**p<0.001	***p<0.001	***p<0.001	***p<0.001

^*Results≤ 0.05 are significant.

^**Marginal test of homogeneity

^***McNemar test p-value