Table 5 Biofilm-producing capacity of different Gram-negative isolates.

From: Exploring virulence factors, virulome, and multidrug resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from patients with central Line-associated bloodstream infections

Microorganism

Strong Biofilm producer

n (%)

Moderate Biofilm producer n (%)

Weak Biofilm producer

n (%)

Non-Biofilm producer

n (%)

P-value

K. pneumoniae (n = 51)

24 (47%)

16 (31.3%)

5 (9.8%)

6 (11.7%)

< 0.001*

E. coli (n = 46)

23 (50%)

14 (30.4%)

5 (9.8%)

4 (8.6%)

< 0.001*

A. Baumannii (n = 11)

7 (63.6%)

4 (36.3%)

-

-

0.366

P. aeruginosa (n = 7)

6 (42.8%)

4 (28.5%)

-

2 (28.5%)

0.368

P-value

< 0.001*

0.005*

1

0.368

 
  1. *: Significant at P ≤ 0.05, n: number.