Category of biofilm producers | OD570 range | No. (%) of isolates | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haemophilus influenzae | Haemophilus parainfluenzae | ||||
Healthy people | |||||
Nasopharynx (n = 1) | Nasopharynx (n = 65) | ||||
Non-producers | 0.0 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (12.3) | ||
Weak | 0.01–0.24 | 1 (100) | 15 (23.1) | ||
Moderate | 0.25–0.48 | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.6) | ||
Strong | 0.49–0.96 | 0 (0.0) | 12 (18.5) | ||
Very strong | ≥0.97 | 0 (0.0) | 27 (41.5) | ||
Patients with sarcoidosis | |||||
Nasopharynx (n = 4) | Sputum (n = 8) | Nasopharynx (n = 31) | Sputum (n = 26) | ||
Non-producers | 0.0 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | 12 (38.7) | 6 (23.1) |
Weak | 0.01–0.24 | 3 (75.0) | 5 (62.5) | 11 (35.5) | 9 (34.6) |
Moderate | 0.25–0.48 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (11.5) |
Strong | 0.49–0.96 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (15.4) |
Very strong | ≥0.97 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (22.6) | 4 (15.4) |