Table 3 Biofilm formation of serial isolates recovered from patients with clinical relapse involving clones identical to the initial isolate

1

A. baumannii

1

Deep tissue

0

1

Yes

2

Deep tissue

3

1

Yes

3

Bone

8

1

Yes

4

Deep tissue

68

1

Yes

5

Deep tissue

70

1

Yes

6

Deep tissue

127

1

Yes

2

P. aeruginosa

1

Blood

0

1

Yes

2

Blood

1

1

Yes

3

Blood

17

1

Yes

4

Deep tissue

21

1

Yes

5

Pleural fluid

25

1

No

6

Deep tissue

29

1

Yes

7

Blood

36

1

Yes

8

Deep tissue

42

1

Yes

9

Respiratory tract

43

1

Yes

10

Blood

46

1

No

11

Respiratory tract

49

1

Yes

12

Blood

51

1

Yes

3

P. aeruginosa

1

Groin swab

0

A

Yes

2

Superficial tissue

332

B

No

3

Superficial tissue

332

B

Yes

4

Deep tissue

522

A

Yes

5

Deep tissue

522

A

Yes

4

P. aeruginosa

1

Deep tissue

0

19

Yes

2

Deep tissue

158

19

Yes

5

MRSA ^c

1

Deep abscess

0

USA300

Yes

2

Deep abscess

0

USA300

Yes

3

Superficial abscess

16

USA300

Yes

4

Nares swab

105

USA300

Yes

5

Nares swab

161

USA300

Yes

6

Nares swab

202

USA300

Yes

7

Superficial fluid

224

USA300

Yes

8

Superficial tissue

247

USA300

Yes

9

Deep tissue

248

USA300

Yes