Antibacterial activity of selenium nanoparticles/copper oxide (SeNPs/CuO) nanocomposite against some multi-drug resistant clinical pathogens

Table 1 The MIC, MBC, and MBC/MIC ration of SeNPs/Cu2O nanocompsite against bacterial nosocomial isolates

Bacterial Isolate	MIC (µg/ml)	MBC (µg/ml)	MBC/MIC ratio	Control antibiotic^* (µg/ml)
Staph. aureus	6.25	50	8	2
Staph. hominis	3.12	25	8	1
E. faecalis	12.5	100	8	2
E. coli	25	50	2	4
K. pneumoniae	25	50	2	4
P. aeruginosa	50	100	2	8
A. baumanii	50	50	1	6

*Control antibiotic: Vancomycin for gram-positive bacteria, and gentamycin for gram-negative bacteria

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