Table 2 Antimicrobail action (mm) levels of vaginal wash (VW), Chitosan nanoparticles (Chit), and vaginal wash doped Chitosan nanoparticles (VW + Chit).

From: Innovative vaginal wash formulation with Chitosan nanoparticles targets microbial pathogens, ovarian cancer and inflammation

Tested microbes

Zone of inhibition (mm)

VW

Chit

VW + Chit

Control

E. faecalis

24 ± 0.2b

20 ± 0.4c

29 ± 0.4a

18 ± 0.4c

S. aureus

20 ± 0.1b

11 ± 0.2c

35 ± 0.2a

15 ± 0.1c

K. pneumonia

24 ± 0.5a

17 ± 0.5c

27 ± 0.5a

20 ± 0.5b

S. typhi

18 ± 0.6b

15 ± 0.3c

23 ± 0.4a

18 ± 0.2b

C. albicans

24 ± 0.4b

18 ± 0.1c

31 ± 0.2a

18 ± 0.2c

M. circinelloid

12 ± 0.1b

10 ± 0.1c

13 ± 0.5b

25 ± 0.2a

  1. Values in each row with different superscript letters (a, b, c) differ significantly (p < 0.05).