Table 6.
Prevalence of biofilms in the different microorganisms.
| Species | Number of studies | Biofilm rate | Prevalence of biofilms (%) |
| Gram-positive bacteria | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 54/54 | 100 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 3 | 111/112 | 99.1 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 12 | 416/416 | 100 |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 1 | 2/2 | 100 |
| Staphylococcus cohnii | 1 | 15/15 | 100 |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 1 | 5/5 | 100 |
| Staphylococcus hominis | 2 | 48/48 | 100 |
| MRSA | 4 | 219/360 | 60.8 |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 4 | 81/120 | 67.5 |
| Corynebacterium striatum | 3 | 10/10 | 100 |
| Gram-negative bacteria | |||
| Escherichia coli | 4 | 4/4 | 100 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 1 | 1/1 | 100 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 | 21/24 | 87.5 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 | 3/3 | 100 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1 | 1/1 | 100 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 178/178 | 100 |
| Yeast | |||
| Candida albicans | 2 | 2/2 | 100 |
MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus