Genotypic and Antimicrobial Characterisation of Propionibacterium acnes Isolates from Surgically Excised Lumbar Disc Herniations

Table 1

MIC values (mg/L) for all P. acnes isolates recovered from discectomy tissue (𝑛=67). Values correspond to the total number of isolates with that specific MIC.

Antibiotic	MIC (mg/L)
	≤0.03	0.06	0.12	0.25	0.5	1	2	≥4
Amoxicillin		31	36, 1*
Ciprofloxacin						67, 1*
Erythromycin	10	57, 1*
Fusidic acid						11	56, 1*
Rifampicin	67, 1*
Tetracycline					67, 1*
Vancomycin		1			23	43, 1*
Trimethoprim							14	53, 1*
Gentamicin								67, 1*

∗P. acnes NCTC 737.