Table-4.
Effect of acridine orange (2.0-2.5 mg/ml) mediated plasmid curing on drug resistance pattern of ESBLs positive isolates.
| Antibiotics used | Diameter of zone of inhibition before curing (mm) | Diameter of zone of inhibition after curing (mm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolates no | Isolates no | |||||||
| IEC-49 (1) | IEC-49 (2) | IEC-24 | IKP-114 | IEC-49 (1) | IEC-49 (2) | IEC-24 | IKP-114 | |
| Cefixime | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Cefotaxime | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Ceftazidime | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Ceftriaxone | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 |
| Streptomycin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
ESBLs=Extended spectrum β-lactamases, IEC=Escherichia coli isolates, IKP=Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates