Research Article
Biofilm-Producing Bacteria and Risk Factors (Gender and Duration of Catheterization) Characterized as Catheter-Associated Biofilm Formation
Table 7
Proportion of biofilm-forming E. coli virulence genes.
| | Virulence gene targets | E. coli isolate from a catheter | E. coli isolate from urine | | CRA pos | CRA neg | CRA pos |
| | FimA | | | | | Positive | 26 | 4 | 5 | | Negative | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | SfaS | | | | | Positive | 11 | 1 | 4 | | Negative | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| | PapC | | | | | Positive | 17 | 2 | 1 | | Negative | 9 | 2 | 4 |
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