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Table 2 Susceptibility of the tested isolates to AgNPs and the antibiotics

From: A combination of silver nanoparticles and visible blue light enhances the antibacterial efficacy of ineffective antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Antimicrobial agents

Concentration (µg/mL)a

MIC90

MBC90

AgNPs

4

8

Amoxicillin

>64

>64

Azithromycin

>64

>64

Clarithromycin

>64

>64

Linezolid

32

>64

Vancomycin

2

8

  1. aMIC90: The minimum inhibitory concentration of the antibiotic required to inhibit the growth of 90 % of the isolates. MBC90: The minimum bactericidal concentration of the antibiotic required to kill 99.9 % of bacteria in 90 % of the isolates
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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