TABLE 6.
Global relationship between biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistancea
| Antimicrobial | Biofilm formation (p50) |
P value (GNB MIC/MBIC) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC |
MBIC |
||||
| S | R | S | R | ||
| Amikacin | 3.3 | 7.42 | 3.3 | 7.42 | 0.0956/0.0619 |
| Ceftriaxone | 2.985 | 3.79 | 3.845 | 2.91 | 0.64/0.13 |
| Ceftazidime | 3 | 3.35 | 2.985 | 5.32 | 0.91/0.134 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 3.05 | 3.68 | 3 | 3.735 | 0.46/0.244 |
| Colistin | 3.61 | 2.97 | 3.11 | 3.79 | 0.68/0.054 |
| Gentamicin | 3.38 | 3.735 | 3.205 | 3.735 | 0.46/0.26 |
| Meropenem | 3.46 | 6.41 | 2.985 | 9.11 | 0.9/0.2443 |
a
The table shows the global relationship between biofilm formation (p50) and antimicrobial resistance (MIC and minimal biofilm inhibitory concentration [MBIC]). GNB, Gram-negative bacilli; R, resistant; S, sensitive.