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Table 4 Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) (%v/v) of honeys against clinical isolates of MRSA and ATCC standard strains

From: In vitro evaluation of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to Saudi honeys

Code no.

Bacteria

Manuka

Sumra

Simulated

977414

MRSA-sputum

14 ± 0.0*

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

948815

MRSA-pleural fluid

14.6 ± 0.5

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

930401

MRSA-blood

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

963905

MRSA-blood

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

897648

MRSA-blood

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

574577

MRSA-eye swab

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

979101

MRSA-wound swab

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

979638

MRSA-skin swab

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

495310

MRSA-bronchial washing

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

633489

MRSA- wound swab

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

ATCC 43300

MRSA

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

ATCC 29213

MSSA

14 ± 0.0

12 ± 0.0

35 ± 0.0

ATCC 25922

Escherichia coli

15 ± 0.0

15 ± 0.0

30 ± 0.0

  1. *Mean of triplicate, with standard deviation