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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2013 Jun 24;42(3):232–237. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.04.027

Table 3.

Association of duration of exposure to (A) newer fluoroquinolones (FQs) and (B) older FQs with minimum inhibitory concentration

(A) Newer FQs
Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value
Age 1.42 (0.70–2.88) 0.33
Female sex 0.58 (0.24–1.40) 0.23
Duration of only newer FQs a 1.79 (1.22–2.64) <0.01
(B) Older FQs
Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value
Age 1.38 (0.67–2.85) 0.38
Female sex 0.73 (0.30–1.74) 0.47
Duration of only older FQs b 0.94 (0.50–1.78) 0.86

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Newer FQs include moxifloxacin, levofloxacin and gatifloxacin.

b

Older FQs include ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.