TABLE 3.

Changes in S. aureus razupenem population profiles at 24 h and 48 h for MRSA strains

Time (h)	fT>MIC range (%)	Growth on:
		2× MIC recovery plates		4× MIC recovery plates		8× MIC recovery plates
		No. (%) of expts with >2-log-unit growth/total	Viable count (log CFU/ml), mean ± SD	No. (%) of expts with >2-log-unit growth/total	Viable count (log CFU/ml), mean ± SD	No. (%) of expts with >2-log-unit growth/total	Viable count (log CFU/ml), mean ± SD
24	0.5-2.5	5/6 (83)	4.3 ± 0.8	0/6	<2	0/6	<2
	>2.5-5.0	5/6 (83)	4.8 ± 0.8	0/6	<2	0/6	<2
	>5-10	3/5 (60)	4.1 ± 0.6	0/5	<2	0/5	<2
	>10-15	2/6 (33)	3.4	0/6	<2	0/6	<2
	>15-35	3/7 (43)	3.2 ± 0.2	0/7	<2	0/7	<2
	>35-70	0/9	<2	0/9	<2	0/9	<2
	>70	0/6	<2	0/6	<2	0/6	<2
48	0.5-2.5	6/6 (100)	6.2 ± 1.3	3/6 (50)	5.2 ± 1.4	1/6 (17)	2.4
	>2.5-5.0	5/6 (83)	7.1 ± 0.4	3/6 (50)	5.3 ± 2.0	1/6 (17)	6.5
	>5-10	5/5 (100)	5.0 ± 2.0	2/5 (40)	3.8	0/6	<2
	>10-15	3/6 (50)	4.4 ± 1.7	3/6 (50)	4.3 ± 1.7	1/6 (17)	2.4
	>15-35	3/7 (43)	3.7 ± 1.0	3/7 (43)	3.7 ± 1.2	0/6	<2
	>35-70	1/9 (11)	2.1	0/9	<2	0/9	<2
	>70	0/6	<2	0/6	<2	0/9	<2