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Table 1 Comparison of variables between groups

From: Comparison in a rat thigh abscess model of imipenem, meropenem and cefoperazone-sulbactam against Acinetobacter baumannii strains in terms of bactericidal efficacy and resistance selection

 

mean ± (std. dev)

 

Imipenem (n = 17)

Meropenem (n = 18)

Cefo-sulb1 (n = 17)

Control (n = 10)

p 2

CFUs3

166.71

(285.87)

109.00

(165.38)

156.41

(229.48)

> 1000

-

0.73

Abscess Weight (grams)

0.071

(0.049)

0.125

(0.253)

0.138

(0.037)

0.120

(0.058)

0.41

CFUs/gm abscess (×103)

9,14

(25,24)

2,11

(3,78)

1,20

(1,70)

>100

 

0.23

Bioassay4

19.88

(2.45)

19.33

(2.63)

20.76

(4.42)

0

-

0.43

  1. 1 Cefo-sulb, cefoperazone-sulbactam 2 p value obtained by ANOVA test. Comparisons were between treatment groups. 3 CFUs; colony forming units in 100 μl of sample 4 Bioassay: zone diameters in mm