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Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 2 Frequency and Statistical correlation of different virulence factors among Resistant and susceptible P. aeruginosa strains

From: Virulence factors in multidrug (MDR) and Pan-drug resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a cross-sectional study of isolates recovered from ocular infections in a high-incidence setting in southern India

Phenotypic character

S-PA

MDR-PA

P-value

OR (95% CI)

Pyoverdine

4

14

a0.01*

6.65 (1.7–25.6)

Pyocyanin

1

7

a0.02*

0.1 (0.01–0.93)

Biofilm

13

18

a0.007*

2.23 (0.6–7.9)

Swarming

4

8

a0.12

–

Catalase

23

22

–

 

Protease

5

15

a0.02*

3.8 (1.1–12.8)

Phospholipase

16

22

a0.01*

5.8 (1.0–31.5)

Urease

11

12

a0.88

–

  1. a:Pearson’s chi-squared test, P probability, OR Odds Ratio, CI confidence interval
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