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. 2016 Aug 17;15:48. doi: 10.1186/s12941-016-0164-y

Table 2.

Susceptibility of the tested isolates to AgNPs and the antibiotics

Antimicrobial agents Concentration (µg/mL)a
MIC90 MBC90
AgNPs 4 8
Amoxicillin >64 >64
Azithromycin >64 >64
Clarithromycin >64 >64
Linezolid 32 >64
Vancomycin 2 8

aMIC90: The minimum inhibitory concentration of the antibiotic required to inhibit the growth of 90 % of the isolates. MBC90: The minimum bactericidal concentration of the antibiotic required to kill 99.9 % of bacteria in 90 % of the isolates