Research Article

Antioxidant and Antibacterial Effects of Pollen Extracts on Human Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria

Table 2

Antibacterial activities of standard antibiotics.

Acinetobacter baumanniiEnterobacter cloacaeEscherichia coliKlebsiella pneumoniaePseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureus
Antibiotic usedInhibition zone (mm)Antibiotic usedInhibition zone (mm)Antibiotic usedInhibition zone (mm)Antibiotic usedInhibition zone (mm)Antibiotic usedInhibition zone (mm)Antibiotic usedInhibition zone (mm)

TZP27 ± 0.54 (S)AMP6 ± 0 (R)AMC6 ± 0 (R)AMC11 ± 0 (R)TIC11 ± 0.21 (R)FOX30 ± 0.54 (S)
TIC27 ± 0.22 (S)AMC12 ± 0.11 (R)CAZ31 ± 0.52 (S)CAZ36 ± 0.78 (S)PRL10 ± 0 (R)MY30 ± 0.22(S)
CAZ24 ± 0.56 (S)CAZ17 ± 0.63 (I)CTX35 ± 0.42 (S)CTX40 ± 0.65 (S)CAZ10 ± 0 (R)FOS46 ± 0.55 (S)
PRL25 ± 0.62 (S)CTX9 ± 0 (R)IPM32 ± 0.54 (S)IPM38 ± 0.32 (S)TOB22 ± 0.26 (S)FD8 ± 0 (R)
IPM33 ± 0.77 (S)FOX11 ± 0.12 (R)AMP6 ± 0 (R)AMP6 ± 0 (R)CS16 ± 0.87 (I)P18 ± 0.54 (I)
TOB26 ± 0 (S)KF6 ± 0 (R)NA26 ± 0 (S)NA30 ± 0.69 (S)CIP34 ± 0.69 (S)E28 ± 0.25 (S)
AK25 ± 0.15 (S)ETP31 ± 0.85 (S)CN20 ± 0.52 (S)CN19 ± 0 (I)CN18 ± 0.77 (I)CN30 ± 0.35 (S)
CN25 ± 0.82 (S)CN10 ± 0.54 (R)FOX26 ± 0.12 (S)FOX31 ± 0.21(S)AK23 ± 0.25 (S)RD34 ± 0.85 (S)
CIP30 ± 0.42 (S)AK23 ± 0.10 (S)NOR31 ± 0.45 (S)NOR33 ± 0.52 (S)ETP21 ± 0.36 (S)
SXT27 ± 0.14 (S)PEF6 ± 0 (R)FOS27 ± 0.98 (S)FOS37 ± 0.32(S)
CIP6 ± 0 (R)
NA6 ± 0 (R)
SXT6 ± 0 (R)
FOS28 ± 0.25 (S)

AMC: amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (20 + 10 μg/disc); AK: amikacin (30 μg/disc); AMP: ampicillin (10 μg/disc); CAZ: ceftazidime (30 μg/disc); CIP: ciprofloxacin (5 μg/disc); CN: gentamicin (10 μg/disc); CS: colistin (30 μg/disc); CTX: cefotaxime (30 μg/disc); E: erythromycin (15 μg/disc); ETP: ertapenem (10 μg/disc); FD: fusidic acid (10 μg/disc); FOS: fosfomycin (50 μg/disc); FOX: cefoxitin (30 μg/disc); IPM: imipenem (10 μg/disc); KF: cephalothin (30 μg/disc); MY: lincomycin (15 μg/disc); NA: nalidixic acid (30 μg/disc); NOR: norfloxacin (10 μg/disc); P: penicillin G (10 μg/disc); PEF: pefloxacin (5 μg/disc); PRL: piperacillin (100 μg/disc); RD: rifampicin (30 μg/disc); SXT: trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole (1.25 + 23.75 μg/disc); TEC: teicoplanin (30 μg/disc); TIC: ticarcillin (75 μg/disc); TOB: tobramycin (10 μg/disc); TZP: piperacillin + tazobactam (30 + 6 μg/disc); VA: vancomycin (30 μg/disc); (R): resistant; (S): susceptible; (I): intermediate.