Activity of Fosfomycin- and Daptomycin-Containing Bone Cement on Selected Bacterial Species Being Associated with Orthopedic Infections

Figure 1

Inhibition zones (distance between test disk and bacterial growth, mm) of the eluates from 1.0 g, 1.5 g, and 2.0 g fosfomycin (FM), 0.5 g gentamicin (GM), and 1.0 g, 1.5 g, and 2.0 g fosfomycin/0.5 g gentamicin (FM/GM) containing bone cement obtained after 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, and 96 h against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 (MSSA), S. aureus ATCC 44300 (MRSA), S. epidermidis DSM 8913, Enterococcus faecium DSM 13590 (VRE), and Escherichia coli DSM 22311 (ESBL:SHV-1).