Research Article

Synergistic Effect of Combined Antibiotic and Methanolic Extracts of Withania somnifera and Catharanthus roseus against MDR Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi

Table 2

Synergistic effect of C. roseus in combination with antibiotics and nonantibiotics on MDR strains of S. Typhi (GII method).

StrainsSynergistic effect with antibioticsSynergistic effect with nonantibiotics
GIIs (TR)Activity (TR)GIIs (C)Activity (C)GIIs (CAZ)Activity (CAZ)GIIs (P)Activity (P)GIIs (IBU)Activity (IBU)

ST0.6Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.6Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.5Additive
NS-30.7Synergistic0.5Additive0.6Synergistic0.0Antagonistic0.4Antagonistic
NS-40.8Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.6Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.8Synergistic
NS-50.8Synergistic0.8Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.5Additive0.5Additive
NS-60.8Synergistic0.8Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.6Synergistic0.6Synergistic
NS-70.9Synergistic0.8Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.6Synergistic1.0Synergistic
NS-90.7Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.7Synergistic
NS-100.9Synergistic0.5Additive0.7Synergistic0.5Additive1.0Synergistic
NS-110.5Additive0.4Antagonistic0.6Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.3Antagonistic
NS-120.5Additive0.5Additive0.6Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.4Antagonistic
NS-130.6Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.6Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.4Antagonistic
NS-140.7Synergistic0.5Additive0.6Synergistic0.3Antagonistic0.3Antagonistic
NS-150.6Synergistic0.5Additive0.6Synergistic0.5Additive0.8Synergistic
NS-160.6Synergistic0.5Additive0.8Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.6Synergistic
NS-170.7Synergistic0.4Antagonistic0.6Synergistic0.7Synergistic0.6Synergistic
NS-230.7Synergistic0.5Additive0.6Synergistic0.8Synergistic0.7Synergistic
NS-340.8Synergistic0.5Additive0.7Synergistic0.8Synergistic0.8Synergistic
NS-400.8Synergistic0.5Additive0.7Synergistic0.5Additive0.5Additive

ME = methanolic extracts; TR = trimethoprim; C = chloramphenicol; CAZ = ceftazidime; P = paracetamol; IBU = ibuprofen; FICI = fractional inhibitory concentration index.