Table 3: In vitro antimicrobial activity of artemether-lumefantrine tablets against Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus (ATCC® 6538™).
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Concentration of Powdered Tablets (mg/mL) |
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Method |
160 |
80 |
40 |
20 |
10 |
5 |
2.5 |
1.25 |
0.63 |
0.31 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
| Artemether-lumefantrine 80/480 mg tablet |
Agar dilution |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| Broth macrodilution |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| Artemether-lumefantrine 40/240 mg tablet |
Agar dilution |
S |
S |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| Broth macrodilution |
S |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| Artemether-lumefantrine 20/120 mg tablet |
Agar dilution |
S |
S |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
| Broth macrodilution |
S |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R = Incomplete growth inhibition / No growth inhibition, S = Complete growth inhibition.