Table 3.
Antimicrobial activity of the Ceramic mixed with gentamicin using agar-well diffusion.
| Inhibition zone (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Klebsiella pneumonia | Staphylococcus aureus | Candida albicans | Mucor racemosus | |
| βTCP | 9.10 ± 0.11 | 6.10 ± 0.33 | 7.15 ± 0.4 | 4.11 ± 0.02 | ND |
| 5BG/βTCP | 8.30 ± 0.18 | 7.20 ± 0.2 | 8.11 ± 0.15 | 5.33 ± 0.25 | 2.16 ± 0.08 |
| 10BG/βTCP | 9.24 ± 0.45 | 7.10 ± 0.52 | 8.21 ± 0.06 | 7.14 ± 0.15 | 4.12 ± 0.15 |
| 15BG/βTCP | 7.40 ± 0.08 | 8.12 ± 0.25 | 7.17 ± 0.22 | 7.33 ± 0.11 | 3.10 ± 0.2 |
| 20BG/βTCP | 7.21 ± 0.25 | 7.10 ± 0.33 | 8.10 ± 0.1 | 8.19 ± 0.33 | 4.09 ± 0.05 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 5.13 ± 0.15 | 7.15 ± 0.05 | 6.12 ± 0.22 | – | |
| Cephradine | ND | ND | ND | – | |
| Cephalexin | ND | ND | ND | – | |
| Fluconazole | – | 4.23 ± 0.11 | ND | ||
| Amphotericin B | – | 6.13 ± 0.11 | 4.09 ± 0.18 | ||