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. 1998 May;42(5):1213–1216. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.5.1213

TABLE 3.

MBCs of MSI-78 and ofloxacin compared to MICs for 161 strains of aerobic bacteria

Antimicrobial No. on-scalea No. (%) of isolates for which the MBC was:
No. off-scalea
Equal to the MIC Twice the MIC Four times the MIC Eight times the MIC
MSI-78 143 91 (63.6) 42 (29.4) 4 (2.8) 6 (4.2) 18
Ofloxacin 155 76 (49.0) 64 (41.3) 9 (5.8) 6 (3.9) 6
a

If one or both values were off-scale, a valid comparison could not be made.