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. 2003 Feb;47(2):653–657. doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.2.653-657.2003

TABLE 2.

Falls in viable counts after exposure to ofloxacin or moxifloxacin concentrations attainable in human lesions (model 3)a

Quinolone concn (mg/liter) Δ Fall in viable countsb
Ofloxacin Moxifloxacin
0.5 −0.035
1.0 −0.002 0.131
1.5 0.190
2.0 0.079 0.194
2.5 0.217
3.0 −0.079 0.279
a

At a quinolone concentration of 0.0 mg/liter, there were 569 and 511 colonies on the plates for ofloxacin and moxifloxacin, respectively.

b

Δ Fall = (log10 CFU/milliliter after no quinolone exposure) − (log10 CFU/milliliter after quinolone). The standard deviation was 0.0617.