Table 3.

Measurements (in mm) of the zones of inhibition with bone cements containing gentamicin.

Bacteria 1 ZOI (mm)	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Staphylococcus aureus	Escherichia coli
Day 1	30.63 ± 2.36 mm	25.00 ± 1.00 mm	28.88 ± 2.84 mm
Day 2	22.75 ± 4.27 mm	18.75 ± 2.06 mm	19.75 ± 0.96 mm
Day 3	21.00 ± 5.23 mm	17.50 ± 3.00 mm	18.25 ± 3.10 mm
Day 7	17.75 ± 3.20 mm	14.38 ± 1.25 mm	16.67 ± 3.82 mm
Day 14	12.00 ± 1.08 mm	9.88 ± 1.18 mm	10.75 ± 2.22 mm

¹ ZOI: zone of inhibition.