Table 3.
Correlation between antibiotic resistant/susceptible strains and biofilm formation ability by the phenotypic method.
| Antibiotics | % Biofilm Producer (Isolates) | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistant | Susceptible | ||||||
| Weak | Moderate | Strong | Weak | Moderate | Strong | ||
| OX | 13.33% (2) | 26.67% (4) | 60.00% (9) | 7.89% (3) | 57.89% (22) | 34.21% (13) | 0.12 |
| C | 9.09% (1) | 45.45% (5) | 45.45% (5) | 9.52% (4) | 50.00% (21) | 40.48% (17) | 0.96 |
| DA | 6.25% (1) | 43.75% (7) | 50.00% (8) | 10.81% (4) | 51.35% (19) | 37.84% (14) | 0.68 |
| TE | 10.00% (2) | 40.00% (8) | 50.00% (10) | 9.09% (3) | 54.55% (18) | 36.36% (12) | 0.58 |
| CRT | 13.33% (2) | 40.00% (6) | 46.67% (7) | 7.89% (3) | 52.63% (20) | 39.47% (15) | 0.66 |
| CIP | 11.76% (2) | 35.29% (6) | 52.94% (9) | 8.33% (3) | 55.56% (20) | 36.11% (13) | 0.39 |
| SXT | 6.67% (1) | 40.00% (6) | 53.33% (8) | 10.53% (4) | 52.63% (20) | 36.84% (14) | 0.54 |
OX: Oxacillin; C: Chloramphenicol; DA: Clindamycin; TE: Tetracycline; CRT: Clarithromycin; CIP: Ciprofloxacin; SXT: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.