Table 1.
Identification of biofilm-producing Staphylococcus spp. isolates using the polystyrene plate adherence method.
| Species | Plate Adherence Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SA | WA | NA | |
| S. aureus, % (n) | 12.5 (1) | 31.7 (13) | 23.8 (36) |
| S. epidermidis, % (n) | 50.0 (4) | 22.0 (9) | 24.5 (37) |
| S. saprophyticus, % (n) | 12.5 (1) | 29.3 (12) | 4.6 (7) |
| S. haemolyticus, % (n) | 12.5 (1) | 4.9 (2) | 11.3 (17) |
| S. hominis, % (n) | - | 2.4 (1) | 12.6 (19) |
| S. warneri, % (n) | - | 7.3 (3) | 11.3 (17) |
| S. lugdunensis, % (n) | 12.5 (1) | 2.4 (1) | 11.9 (18) |
| Total number of isolates, % (n) | 100 (8) | 100 (41) | 100 (151) |
WA: weakly adherent; SA: strongly adherent; NA: non-adherent.