Post-MIC effect; PME

Definition

• The effect of sub-MICs on bacteria previously exposed to a constant decreasing antibiotic concentration

PME=Tpme-C

• Tpme= The time for the counts in cfu of the exposed culture to increase one log10 above the count observed at the MIC level

• C= the time for an unexposed control to increase one log10

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