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. 2019 Dec 5;68(4):477–491. doi: 10.33073/pjm-2019-047

Table VI.

The activity of the combination of cloxacillin, thioridazine, and miconazole against MSSA strains in vitro.

Strain CXN TZ MCZ CXN TZ MCZ FICI
MICs (Single) MICs (Synergy)
MSSA10 16 64 4 4 4 0.25 0.38
MSSA13 8 64 8 8 4 0.25 1.09
MSSA14 8 32 2 8 4 0.25 1.25
MSSA31 16 32 2 4 4 0.25 0.50
MSSA36 16 32 1 0.015625 4 0.25 0.38
MSSA41 8 32 1 4 4 0.25 0.88
MSSA42 16 64 8 0.125 4 0.25 0.10
MSSA44 16 32 1 0.5 4 0.25 0.41
MSSA50 16 32 1 0.125 4 0.25 0.38
MSSA51 16 32 2 0.001975 4 0.25 0.25
MSSA54 16 16 2 0.0625 4 0.25 0.38
MSSA56 16 32 2 0.03125 4 0.25 0.25
MSSA62 16 32 2 0.0009715 4 0.25 0.25
MSSA65 16 32 2 0.125 4 0.25 0.26
MSSA66 16 32 4 4 4 0.25 0.44
MSSA67 16 32 4 8 4 0.25 0.69
MSSA68 16 32 4 16 4 0.25 1.19
MSSA70 16 32 4 0.015625 4 0.25 0.19
MSSA72 16 64 8 0.5 4 0.25 0.13
MSSA73 16 32 2 0.0625 4 0.25 0.25
MSSA78 8 16 2 0.03125 4 0.25 0.38
MSSA79 8 16 4 0.03125 4 0.25 0.32
MSSA80 16 32 4 0.0078125 4 0.25 0.19
ATCC 29213 4 16 4 0.0156 4 0.50 0.38

See FICI criteria for details.

MCZ – miconazole; TZ – thioridazine; CXN – cloxacillin;

FIC of drug A (FICA) = MIC of drug A in combination / MIC of drug A alone;

FIC of drug B (FICB) = MIC of drug B in combination / MIC of drug B alone;

Combination FIC(AB) = Σ FIC = FICA + FICB;

Synergistic (Σ FIC ≤ 0.5);

Partially synergistic (Σ FIC > 0.5 and ≤ 1.0);

Indifferent (Σ FIC > 1 and ≤ 4);

Antagonistic (Σ FIC > 4).