Skip to main content

Table 2 MICs and FICi of imipenem, Mentha longifolia and Menthol against A. baumannii

From: Detection of adeABC efllux pump encoding genes and antimicrobial effect of Mentha longifolia and Menthol on MICs of imipenem and ciprofloxacin in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

A. baumannii isolates

No (%)

MIC IMP (μg/ml)

MIC M. longifolia

(μg/ml)

MIC (IMP+ M. longifolia)

(μg/ml)

FICi

MIC Menthol

(μg/ml)

MIC (IMP+ Menthol)

(μg/ml)

FICi

5 (7.15)

8

2.5

0.5

0.26

4

0.25

0.09

2 (2.85)

16

2.5

1

0.46

4

0.5

0.1

35 (50)

32

2.5

2

0.86

4

1

0.28

12 (17.15)

64

2.5

4

1.66

4

2

0.5

16 (22.85)

128

2.5

8

3.26

4

4

1.03

  1. The MICs of imipenem and ciprofloxacin in resistant A. baumannii was ≥16 (μg/ml) and ≥ 4 (μg/ml), respectively