Table 1.
MICs and MBCs of MIX (expressed as mg/ml) against S. aureus ATCC and clinical strains.
| NS MIX | Vancomycin | Teicoplanin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus Strain | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC |
| ATCC 6538P | 0.31 | >1.25 | 0.31 | 0.62 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 43300 | 1.25 | >1.25 | 0.31 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 526 | 1.25 | >1.25 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 0.31 | 0.62 |
| 530 | >1.25 | >1.25 | 0.31–0.62 | 0.62 | 0.31–0.62 | 0.62 |
| 808 | 1.25 | >1.25 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 814 | 1.25 | >1.25 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 1.25 |
| 8 | >1,25 | >1.25 | 0.62–1.25 | 1.25 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| 14 | >1.25 | >1.25 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.15–0.31 | 0.31 |
| 6 | 0.62 | >1.25 | 0.31 | 0.62 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| 84 | >1.25 | >1.25 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 1.25 |
| 32 | >1.25 | >1.25 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
MICs, minimal inhibitory concentrations; MBCs, minimal bactericidal concentrations. NS MIX, mix of polyphenols in natural almond skin; ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.