Bactericidal activity and eradication capacity of organ culture medium according to the bacteria and the inoculum. Because of the definition of bactericidal activity,* for 103and 102 inocula, only eradication was checked
| Inoculum | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 105 | 103 Eradication | 102 Eradication | |||
| Bacteria | Bactericidal* | Eradication†| Bactericidal | Eradication | ||
| *Bactericidal activity = 4 log10 decrease in colony forming unit/ml after 48 hours. | ||||||
| †Eradication = lack of survival of bacteria after 48 hours | ||||||
| Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Bacillus subtilis | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | no | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Enterococcus faecalis | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Branhamella catarrhalis | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Escherichia coli | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Propionibacterium acnes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Haemophilus influenzae | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |