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Table 3 Drug resistance among biofilm forming and non-biofilm forming UPEC isolates

From: Prevalence of urinary tract infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns of uropathogens with biofilm forming capacity among outpatients in morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Resistant to;

Biofilm forming E. coli

n (%)

N = 34

Non-biofilm forming

E. coli

n (%)

N = 32

p-value

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

22 (69)

10 (31)

0.013

Ampicillin

27 (54)

23 (46)

0.30*

Ceftriaxone

12 (60)

8 (40)

0.18*

Ciprofloxacin

15 (65)

8 (35)

0.09

Co-trimoxazole

27 (59)

19 (41)

0.01*

Nitrofurantoin

13 (59)

9 (41)

0.11

MDR

20 (61)

13 (39)

0.17

  1. *P-values are based on Fisher´s exact test