Research Article
Exogenous Pulmonary Surfactant as a Vehicle for Antimicrobials: Assessment of Surfactant-Antibacterial Interactions In Vitro
Table 2
Surface activity parameters of experimental mixtures.
| Surface activity characteristics | Surfactant + NaCl (control) | Surfactant + colistimethate sodium | Surfactant + amikacin | Surfactant + cefepime |
| Diameter of bubbles, M ± m (), m: | (a) start of experiment | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (b) end of experiment | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | Difference between (a) and (b) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | Stability index (SI) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) |
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Note: M ± m: mean ± standard error.
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