A Physical-Chemical Study of the Interference of Ceftriaxone Antibiotic with Copper Chloride Salt

<table class="table-group" id="tab11"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Compound</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Inhibition zone (mm)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Types of gram-negative bacteria</td><td class="align_center">Type of fungi</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center"><i>Klebsiella pneumonia</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Staphylococcus aureus</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Candida albicans</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bulk CuCl<sub>2</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">12</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nano-CuCl<sub>2</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O</td><td class="align_center">23</td><td class="align_center">22</td><td class="align_center">14</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceftriaxone (CFT)</td><td class="align_center">34</td><td class="align_center">33</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bulk Cu-CFT complex</td><td class="align_center">24</td><td class="align_center">21</td><td class="align_center">8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nano-Cu-CFT complex</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">9</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Inhibition zones for antibacterial activity (gram-negative bacteria) and antifungal activity (<i>Candida albicans</i>).</div>

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