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