The In Vitro Susceptibility of Biofilm Forming Medical Device Related Pathogens to Conventional Antibiotics

Figure 8

Log₁₀ graph showing kill kinetics and Log₁₀ planktonic viable counts (Log₁₀ CFU mL⁻¹) of E. coli (NCTC 8196) (positive control: open circle, full line) over a period of 24 hours of exposure to four times MIC value (mg L⁻¹) of active standard antimicrobials (vancomycin 1000 mg L⁻¹: filled square, dotted line; rifampicin 62.5 mg L⁻¹: filled triangle, full line; gentamicin 10 mg L⁻¹: open square, dotted line; trimethoprim 1 mg L⁻¹: open triangle, dotted line; ciprofloxacin 1 mg L⁻¹: full circle, full line) based on five replicates.