Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of biofilm producing clinical coagulase negative staphylococci from Nepal and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern

Table 5 Biofilm formation in CNS in relation to methicillin susceptibility

Biofilm	MRCNS	MSCNS	p-value
Congo red agar (CRA)			0.322
Present	26 (18.2%)	17 (23.9%)
Absent	117 (81.8%)	54 (76.1%)
Tube adherence method (TM)			0.447
Present	43 (30.1%)	25 (35.2%)
Absent	100 (69.9%)	46 (64.8%)
Tissue culture plate (TCP)			0.529
Present	58 (40.6%)	32 (45.1%)
Absent	85 (59.4%)	39 (54.9%)
ica genes			0.824
Present	28 (19.6%)	13 (18.3%)
Absent	115 (80.4%)	58 (81.7%)

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