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Table 3 Rounded means and range of MIC24, MIC48 and MBC LA-, HA- and CA-MRSA strains in mg/L

From: Susceptibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) to chlorhexidine digluconate, octenidine dihydrochloride, polyhexanide, PVP-iodine and triclosan in comparison to hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) and community-aquired MRSA (CA-MRSA): a standardized comparison

Stains

ATCC_6538 (reference)

LA-MRSA

HA-MRSA

CA-MRSA

Total

Substance and Test

Mean

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

p-Value

CHX MIC 24

4

2

2–4

3

2–4

3

2–4

3

2–4

0.217

CHX MIC48

4

2

2–4

3

2–4

3

2–4

3

2–4

0.217

CHX MBC24

8

5

4–8

4

4–4

5

4–8

5

4–8

0.173

OCT MIC 24

2

1

1–2

1

1–1

1

1–2

1

1–2

0.153

OCT MIC48

2

1

1–2

1

1–1

1

1–2

1

1–2

0.153

OCT MBC24

4

2

2–4

2

2–2

3

2–4

3

2–4

0.153

PHMB MIC 24

1

2

1–2

2

2–2

2

2–2

2

1–2

0.003

PHMB MIC48

1

2

1–2

2

2–2

2

2–2

2

1–2

0.003

PHMB MBC24

1

4

2–4

4

4–4

4

4–4

4

1–4

0.002

PVP-I MIC 24

1024

1991

1024–4096

2048

2048–2048

2458

2048–4096

2048

1024–4096

0.098

PVP-I MIC48

1024

1991

1024–4096

2048

2048–2048

2458

2048–4096

2048

1024–4096

0.098

PVP-I MBC24

2048

3754

2048–4096

4096

4096–4096

4096

4096–4096

3814

2048–4096

0.053

TCX MIC 24

8

52

32–64

64

64–64

102

64–256

61

8–256

0.020

TCX MIC48

8

52

32–64

64

64–64

102

64–256

61

8–256

0.020

TCX MBC24

8

52

32–64

64

64–64

102

64–256

61

8–256

0.020