Table 3 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of liposomes with besifloxacin against S. epidermidis and P. aeruginosa planktonic cells.

From: Besifloxacin liposomes with positively charged additives for an improved topical ocular delivery

Treatments

S. epidermidis

P. aeruginosa

MIC (μg/mL)

MBC (μg/mL)

MIC (μg/mL)

MBC (μg/mL)

Besifloxacin

0.156 ± 0.0

0.156 ± 0.0

0.625 ± 0.0

0.625 ± 0.0

LP PC

0.156 ± 0.0

0.156 ± 0.0

0.625 ± 0.0

0.625 ± 0.0

LP PC:SPM

0.156 ± 0.0

0.156 ± 0.0

0.625 ± 0.0

0.625 ± 0.0

Besivance

0.156 ± 0.0

0.156 ± 0.0

1.25 ± 0.0

1.25 ± 0.0

LP PC vehicle control

All viable

All viable

All viable

All viable

LP PC:SPM vehicle control

All viable

All viable

All viable

All viable

pH 11 HEPES solution

All viable

All viable

All viable

All viable

Viability control

All viable

All viable

All viable

All viable

Sterility control

Inviable

Inviable

Inviable

Inviable

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Treatments were besifloxacin in solution at 500 µg/mL; LP PC containing 467.84 ± 2.37 µg/mL of besifloxacin; LP PC:SPM containing 335.81 ± 8.28 µg/mL of besifloxacin; Besivance: commercial formulation diluted in HEPES buffer pH 7.4 to 500 µg/mL of the drug; LP PC vehicle control without drug; LP PC:SPM vehicle control without drug; pH 11 HEPES solution: vehicle control of the drug; Viability control: strains of S. epidermidis and P. aeruginosa; Sterility control: culture medium.