Table 2.

Biofilm production by MRSA and MSSA isolates recovered from nasal secretion of healthy children attending daycare centers in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil.

Samples	n	Non-producers		Weak producers		Moderate producers		Producers		Strong producers
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
MRSA	11	0	0	0	0	1	9.1	1	9.1	9	81.8
MSSA	59	0	0	4	6.7	7	11.8	12	20.3	36	61
Total	70	0	0	4	5.7	8	11.4	13	18.5	45	64.2

MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.