Table 3 MIC of meropenem and cefixime and its synthesized metal complexes
From: Studies on meropenem and cefixime metal ion complexes for antibacterial activity
Bacterial strains | Mero (μg/ml) | Mero-Cd (μg/ml) | Mero-Ag (μg/ml) | Mero-Pd (μg/ml) | Mero- Ni (μg/ml) | Cef ( μg/ml) | Cef -Pd (μg/ml) | Cef-Ag (μg/ml) | Cef-Zn (μg/ml) | Cef- Ni (μg/ml) | Cef-Cu (μg/ml) | Cef- Cd (μg/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli | 100 | 250 | 500 | 350 | 400 | 100 | 250 | 50 | 50 | 350 | 450 | 500 |
S. aureus | 200 | 300 | 350 | 450 | 400 | 150 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 350 | 500 | 450 |
B. subtilis | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 50 | 400 | 500 | 50 |
K. pneumoniae | 100 | 100 | 350 | 350 | 250 | 150 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
P. aeruginosa | 150 | 150 | 250 | 150 | 250 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 250 | 50 | 50 |