International Heart Valve Bank Survey: A Review of Processing Practices and Activity Outcomes

Table 4

Types and concentrations of antibiotics used for decontamination of allografts.

Antibiotics/antifungals	Concentration/mL	Number of HVBs
Vancomycin/vancocin	50–500 ug	15
Gentamicin/garamycin	18–4000 ug	10
Cefoxitin/cefotaxime/cefuroxime	240–1000 ug	6
Amphotericin B	2.5–50 ug	5
Lincomycin	120 ug–300 mg	3
Penicillin/benzylpenicillin	30–50 IU	3
Amikacin	25–100 ug	3
Polymyxin B	200–1000 ug	3
Piperacillin	50–500 ug	2
Colistin	200 ug/1000 IU	2
Streptomycin	50 ug	2
Tobramycin	50 ug	1
Cotrimoxazole	50 ug	1
Fluconazole	500 mg	1
Flucloxacillin	200 ug	1
Fungizone	250 ug	1
Fungoral	100 ug	1
Imipenem	200 ug	1