The In Vitro Susceptibility of Biofilm Forming Medical Device Related Pathogens to Conventional Antibiotics
Figure 1
Log10 graph showing kill kinetics and Log10 planktonic viable counts (Log10 CFU mL−1) of S. epidermidis (ATCC 35984) (positive control: open circles, full line) over a period of 24 hours of exposure to four times MIC value (mg L−1) of active standard antimicrobials (vancomycin 10 mg L−1: filled square, dotted line; rifampicin 10 mg L−1: filled triangle, full line; gentamicin 125 mg L−1: open square, dotted line; ciprofloxacin 4 mg L−1: full circle, full line) based on five replicates.
