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Table 2.

Effect of the hydrogel topical application of ceftriaxone (2%) and phage cocktail (10⁹ PFU/g) at a multiplicity of infection (MOI = 10) once daily for 7 successive days on the mean value of total bacterial count CFU/ml (log₁₀) of the diabetic wound infected with clinical isolates in type 1 diabetic rats on 21st days post-treatment

	Groups
Media	Diabetic	Diabetic ceftriaxone treated	Diabetic phage cocktail-treated
Nutrient agar	10.5 ± 1.15^a	7.5 ± 0.65^b	4.5 ± 0.34^c
MacConkey agar	9.5 ± 0.87^a	5.5 ± 0.38^b	2.6 ± 0.17^c

^a,b,cP < 0.05