Research Article
Biofilm Formation by Pathogens Causing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia at Intensive Care Units in a Tertiary Care Hospital: An Armor for Refuge
Table 5
Relation between drug resistance and biofilm production in Staphylococcus aureus.
| Antibiotics | Biofilm | value | Producer | Nonproducer | Sensitive | Resistant | Sensitive | Resistant |
| Ampicillin | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 0 | 3 (100.0%) | | Cephalexin | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0.709 | Cotrimoxazole | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0.361 | Gentamicin | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 3 (100.0%) | 0 | 0.025 | Ciprofloxacin | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 0 | 3 (100.0%) | | Levofloxacin | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 0 | 3 (100.0%) | | Cefoxitin | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0.709 | Vancomycin | 2 (100.0%) | 0 | 3 (100.0%) | 0 | | Teicoplanin | 2 (100.0%) | 0 | 3 (100.0%) | 0 | | Erythromycin | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0.136 | Clindamycin | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0.136 | Doxycycline | 0 | 2 (100.0%) | 3 (100.0%) | 0 | 0.025 | Chloramphenicol | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 3 (100.0%) | 0 | 0.171 |
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