TABLE 3.
Median MIC (range) in cation supplemented and/or pH adjusted CAMHB and artificial urine.
MIC [mg/L] |
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CAMHB pH 7.3 | CAMHB pH 6.1 | Artificial urine pH 6.1 | Artificial urine pH 7.3 | |||||||
3 mM Ca2+/Mg2+ | 3 mM Ca2+/Mg2+ | |||||||||
+ 1mM EDTA | +1 mM EDTA | + 1 mM EDTA | +1 mM EDTA | |||||||
CS-susceptible | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
E. coli (n = 3) | (0.5–2) | (0.5–2) | (0.5–2) | (0.5–2) | (0.5–4) | (1–2) | (0.25–2) | (0.25–2) | (0.5–2) | (0.25–1) |
mcr-1-positive | 4 | 32a | 32a | 24a | >64a,b | 6b,c | 64a | 4d | 32a | 16 |
E. coli (n = 3) | (4–8) | (16–64) | (8–64) | (16–32) | (64−>64) | (2–16) | (32−>64) | (2–16) | (4–64) | (2–32) |
≥4 fold (± 2 log2) difference with p < 0.01 a – compared to CAMHB pH 7.3. b – compared to CAMHB pH 6.1. c – compared to CAMHB pH 6.1 + 3 mM Ca2+/Mg2+. d – compared to artificial urine pH 6.1.