TABLE 5.
MBCs determined in time-kill studies
| Strain | Inoculum (CFU/ml) | MBC |
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BAL30072 |
Meropenem |
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| μg/ml | Multiple of MIC | μg/ml | Multiple of MIC | ||
| A. baumannii HPA74510 | 3 × 106 | 0.5 | 4 | >128a | |
| E. cloacae S9639 | 4 × 105 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| E. cloacae S4741B | 3 × 105 | 4 | 4 | 0.25 | 4 |
| P. aeruginosa BA | 1 × 105 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| P. aeruginosa HPA10586 | 5 × 105 | 8 | 8 | >128a | |
| P. aeruginosa 527 | 3 × 105 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8 |
| P. aeruginosa (560546)9 M.P. | 2 × 105 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| S. maltophilia 1AC736 | 8 × 106 | 0.125 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
Data represent the MIC.