Results of time kill studies with 7 strains of Enterocossus faecalis with a standard inoculum: 105–6 CFU/ml and chemically growth arrested bacteria.

aA, amoxicillin; G, gentamicin; C, ceftriaxon; R, rifampicin, Te, teicoplanin; L, linezolid; D, daptomycin; Ti, tigecycline. Numbers in brackets give antibiotic concentration expressed in micrograms per milliliter.bChange from the starting inoculum expressed in log10CFU/ml modifications.c7 strains of Enterococcus faecalis: 5 clinical strains obtained from patients presenting endocarditis (OB, FAM, ME, LH, FG) and 2 referral strains (JH2-2, ATCC 11700).