Table 3. Zone of inhibition of different antibiotics against uropathogens with presence and absence of AgNPs.
Strains | Antibiotics ZoI (mm) | |||
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Antibiotics (a) | Antibiotic + AgNPs (b) | Increase in fold area (b2-a2/a2) | ||
S. aureus | Ciprofloxacin | 16 | 19 | 0.41 |
Gentamycin | 27 | 29 | 0.15 | |
Trimethoprim | No zone | 11 | 2.3 | |
E. coli | Ciprofloxacin | 22 | 24 | 0.19 |
Gentamycin | 19 | 20 | 0.10 | |
Trimethoprim | 7 | 10 | 1.04 | |
P. aeruginosa | Ciprofloxacin | 23 | 25 | 0.18 |
Gentamycin | 16 | 19 | 0.41 | |
Trimethoprim | 5 | 11 | 3.84 |