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. 1998 Jul;42(7):1574–1577. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.7.1574

TABLE 4.

Viability rates (percent decreases) of β-lactamase-negative S. aureus at the different incubation times

Incubation period (h) Mean viability rate (%) ± SD
Control Vancomycin Amoxicillin Co-amoxiclav
0–0.5 −273 ± 22.59 82.99 ± 2.71 64.18 ± 2.71 52.24 ± 26.84
0.5–2 −1,726 ± 107.9 97.18 ± 0.45 96.57 ± 0.27 93.85 ± 3.13
2–3 −2,286 ± 117.3 97.80 ± 0.29 98.47 ± 1.51 98.72 ± 0.34
3–6 −13,000 ± 1,098 99.66 ± 0.08 99.78 ± 0.07 99.78 ± 0.06
6–8 −13,000 ± 1,439 99.98 ± 0.00 99.98 ± 0.02 99.94 ± 0.02