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Table 1 Mean [± standard error] zones of clearance (mm) around all the antibiotics for Gram negative bacteria [NM – Not measured

From: Evaluating antibiotics for use in medicine using a poloxamer biofilm model

 

ANTIBIOTIC

BACTERIA

Test Method [mm]

Amoxycillin/Clavulanic acid

Ampicillin/Sulbactam

Ampicillin/Sulbactam

Ciprofloxacin

Clindamycin

Erythromycin

Erythromycin

Imipenem

Levofloxacin

Meropenem

Penicillin G

  

30 μg

20 μg

30 μg

5 μg

10 μg

15 μg

30 μg

10 μg

5 μg

10 μg

5 IU

Acinetobacter sp

Agar

12.80 ± 1.47

15.33 ± 0.67

15.40 ± 0.81

28.27 ± 0.37

9.53 ± 1.27

15.33 ± 0.75

25.27 ± 0.24

33.67 ± 2.03

27.33 ± 0.94

26.53 ± 0.33

8.93 ± 0.07

 

Poloxamer

12.13 ± 0.18

13.07 ± 0.07

13.27 ± 0.18

17.00 ± 0.31

8.20 ± 0.00

9.73 ± 0.35

10.80 ± 0.00

18.80 ± 0.40

17.00 ± 0.00

18.27 ± 0.07

0.00 ± 0.00

Actinobacillus equuli

Agar

25.87 ± 0.59

28.27 ± 0.37

29.40 ± 0.60

26.73 ± 0.27

23.40 ± 0.20

20.93 ± 0.59

25.20 ± 0.20

35.47 ± 0.18

27.80 ± 0.20

31.33 ± 0.77

14.87 ± 0.35

 

Poloxamer

22.40 ± 0.31

22.80 ± 0.40

23.67 ± 0.18

22.47 ± 0.24

11.27 ± 0.18

8.00 ± 0.12

11.33 ± 0.27

25.53 ± 0.18

23.13 ± 0.24

26.87 ± 0.13

18.20 ± 0.12

Aeromonas hydrophilia

Agar

14.07 ± 0.27

0.00 ± 0.00

7.40 ± 0.00

38.60 ± 0.20

7.53 ± 0.13

21.13 ± 0.13

24.07 ± 1.01

17.40 ± 0.12

36.40 ± 0.00

21.53 ± 0.07

7.20 ± 0.00

 

Poloxamer

15.87 ± 0.24

7.73 ± 0.13

7.73 ± 0.18

27.80 ± 0.31

9.87 ± 0.13

15.53 ± 0.24

16.80 ± 0.20

16.47 ± 0.27

27.13 ± 0.07

18.00 ± 0.23

0.00 ± 0.00

Bordetella bronchiseptica

Agar

31.80 ± 0.20

17.73 ± 0.07

23.40 ± 0.31

32.00 ± 0.31

9.27 ± 0.27

23.93 ± 0.87

26.20 ± 0.23

33.60 ± 0.12

31.87 ± 0.07

46.47 ± 0.24

9.73 ± 0.18

 

Poloxamer

22.67 ± 0.57

14.60 ± 0.20

16.67 ± 0.13

26.20 ± 0.53

8.67 ± 0.07

14.47 ± 0.29

15.87 ± 0.07

24.27 ± 0.55

25.67 ± 0.24

29.73 ± 0.07

0.00 ± 0.00

Enterobacter cloacae

Agar

10.00 ± 0.12

17.80 ± 0.00

19.27 ± 0.13

32.53 ± 0.29

16.33 ± 0.41

11.40 ± 0.35

11.67 ± 0.07

21.27 ± 0.13

27.20 ± 0.12

33.47 ± 0.71

7.40 ± 0.00

 

Poloxamer

9.73 ± 0.18

11.00 ± 0.20

12.20 ± 0.12

21.73 ± 0.13

9.53 ± 0.18

9.40 ± 0.20

10.40 ± 0.12

18.53 ± 0.35

20.40 ± 0.23

22.33 ± 0.13

0.00 ± 0.00

Escherichia coli 0117

Agar

22.67 ± 0.94

23.40 ± 0.23

24.40 ± 0.42

35.13 ± 0.47

28.20 ± 0.23

27.40 ± 1.11

27.67 ± 0.13

28.87 ± 0.24

36.00 ± 0.42

33.60 ± 0.42

10.27 ± 0.44

 

Poloxamer

14.93 ± 0.13

15.40 ± 0.31

15.80 ± 0.12

24.07 ± 0.07

9.20 ± 0.23

10.13 ± 0.18

11.87 ± 0.13

18.87 ± 0.29

23.47 ± 0.81

19.40 ± 0.35

0.73 ± 0.73

Escherichia coli 08

Agar

25.00 ± 0.00

22.27 ± 0.47

24.40 ± 1.60

37.93 ± 0.18

18.27 ± 0.27

18.93 ± 0.53

18.80 ± 0.53

30.13 ± 0.64

35.53 ± 0.37

35.47 ± 0.96

7.73 ± 0.35

 

Poloxamer

15.20 ± 0.20

16.00 ± 0.12

16.33 ± 0.13

25.40 ± 0.40

7.80 ± 0.31

10.03 ± 0.54

11.80 ± 1.21

20.53 ± 0.18

25.27 ± 0.37

22.20 ± 0.40

0.00 ± 0.00

Escherichia coli 0157

Agar

24.13 ± 0.33

24.73 ± 0.74

26.13 ± 0.41

38.13 ± 0.07

8.80 ± 0.53

17.40 ± 0.31

15.00 ± 0.12

27.67 ± 0.13

34.53 ± 0.13

33.73 ± 0.18

8.07 ± 0.27

 

Poloxamer

16.13 ± 0.13

16.33 ± 0.18

17.80 ± 0.20

24.20 ± 0.23

10.27 ± 0.24

10.33 ± 0.18

11.47 ± 0.07

21.07 ± 0.13

21.80 ± 0.12

21.80 ± 0.20

0.00 ± 0.00

E.coli NCIMB12210

Agar

21.80 ± 0.12

21.60 ± 0.00

22.20 ± 0.00

38.20 ± 0.12

9.80 ± 0.23

12.73 ± 0.07

13.60 ± 0.20

30.13 ± 0.07

36.27 ± 0.13

37.93 ± 0.18

NM

 

Poloxamer

15.80 ± 0.12

16.47 ± 0.18

17.13 ± 0.24

26.40 ± 0.12

8.40 ± 0.00

11.60 ± 0.23

11.87 ± 0.07

19.93 ± 0.07

23.73 ± 0.27

20.60 ± 0.12

NM

Klebsiella sp

Agar

26.67 ± 0.35

21.33 ± 0.13

23.33 ± 0.41

34.27 ± 0.13

7.47 ± 0.18

11.87 ± 0.35

18.07 ± 0.07

28.40 ± 0.50

32.40 ± 0.31

31.07 ± 0.48

7.53 ± 0.33

 

Poloxamer

14.60 ± 0.20

13.80 ± 0.12

14.87 ± 0.07

24.27 ± 0.27

7.20 ± 0.00

9.80 ± 0.42

11.93 ± 0.35

18.20 ± 0.31

23.13 ± 0.85

18.87 ± 0.18

0.00 ± 0.00

Morganella morganii

Agar

7.67 ± 0.07

15.33 ± 0.07

16.93 ± 0.13

25.20 ± 0.42

12.47 ± 0.18

8.07 ± 0.87

8.40 ± 0.60

19.00 ± 0.23

20.47 ± 0.18

30.33 ± 0.68

7.20 ± 0.00

 

Poloxamer

9.00 ± 0.20

11.40 ± 0.31

12.60 ± 0.20

17.07 ± 0.44

7.27 ± 0.07

0.00 ± 0.00

7.20 ± 0.00

17.80 ± 0.12

16.53 ± 0.27

23.27 ± 0.18

0.00 ± 0.00

Proteus vulgaris

Agar

24.33 ± 0.33

21.47 ± 0.75

25.60 ± 0.70

41.27 ± 0.64

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

8.73 ± 0.64

22.80 ± 1.31

36.33 ± 0.70

12.53 ± 0.27

17.87 ± 1.10

 

Poloxamer

17.33 ± 0.24

17.20 ± 0.60

19.00 ± 0.20

22.87 ± 1.95

11.07 ± 1.27

9.47 ± 0.33

11.47 ± 0.07

15.47 ± 0.35

24.27 ± 0.37

20.93 ± 0.24

13.47 ± 0.27

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Agar

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

36.47 ± 0.81

0.00 ± 0.00

13.73 ± 0.53

14.60 ± 1.03

22.60 ± 1.40

27.53 ± 0.87

33.00 ± 0.69

0.00 ± 0.00

 

Poloxamer

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

20.87 ± 0.07

0.00 ± 0.00

7.20 ± 0.00

7.80 ± 0.12

16.67 ± 0.35

17.03 ± 0.50

22.20 ± 0.20

0.00 ± 0.00

P. aeruginosa NCIMB 12469

Agar

NM

NM

NM

28.87 ± 0.07

NM

7.20 ± 0.00

7.40 ± 0.00

19.73 ± 0.41

21.60 ± 0.12

28.27 ± 0.24

NM

 

Poloxamer

NM

NM

NM

20.73 ± 0.07

NM

6.87 ± 0.07

7.80 ± 0.12

17.40 ± 0.00

17.40 ± 0.00

22.33 ± 0.24

NM