Table 3.

Growth inhibitory time of beads impregnated with antibiotics

Antibiotic	MRSA	S epidermidis	VRE	K pneumoniae	E coli
Linezolid	21 ± 0.75*	29 ± 0.5*	15 ± 4.6*	Resistant	Resistant
Gentamicin	Resistant	5 ± 1.7	Resistant	10 ± 1.73	16 ± 2
Vancomycin	8 ± 0.5	19 ± 1.9	Resistant	Resistant	Resistant
Linezolid ± gentamicin	>45†	38 ± 0.95†	32†	>45	40 ± 0.5
Linezolid ± vancomycin	31±10‡	>45‡	17 ± 1.15	Resistant	Resistant

^*These values are significantly longer (P < 0.01) compared with those of vancomycin for respective bacteria

^†These values are significantly longer (P < 0.01) compared with those of vancomycin, linezolid or gentamicin alone for respective bacteria

^‡These values are significantly longer (P < 0.01) compared with those of either vancomycin or linezolid alone for respective bacteria

MRSA, methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin‐resistant enterococci.