Zones of inhibition created by the pretreated mesh fragments.

<p>(A) The images are representative for each study group at 72 h post-contamination with <i>Sa</i>. Note the inefficacy of the meshes impregnated with both saline and allicin solutions. (B) Mean diameter of the inhibition zones (mm) created by the pretreated meshes at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h post-contamination. The results are expressed as the mean ± SEM for 5 samples inoculated with <i>Sa</i> at each time point. #: PP + allicin-CHX vs PP control, PP + allicin at 24/48/72 h (p<0.01); vs PP + CHX at 24/48/72 h (p<0.05). ƒ: PP + CHX vs PP control, PP + allicin at 24/48/72 h (p<0.01). φ: PP + vancomycin vs PP control at 24/48/72 h (p<0.01); vs PP + allicin at 24/48/72 h (p<0.05). δ: DM+ vs PP control, PP + allicin at 24/48/72 h (p<0.01). ζ: PP + vancomycin vs PP + allicin-CHX 24 h (p<0.05); vs CHX at 72 h (p<0.05).