. 2017 Jan 23;15(1):1559325816688527. doi: 10.1177/1559325816688527

Table 1.

Inhibition Zone Diameters Before and After Exposure to RF and Wi-Fi Radiofrequency Radiation for Escherichia coli.

Wi-Fi Exposure		RF Simulator			Wi-Fi Exposure
Exposure Time	Drug	Control (Mean ± SD)	Exposure (Mean ± SD)	P Value	Control (Mean ± SD)	Exposure (Mean ± SD)	P Value
3 hours	PIPRA	26.30 ± 0.58	24.67 ± 0.58	.0262^a	25.67 ± 0.58	25.30 ± 0.58	.5608
	IMI	31.67 ± 0.58	25.30 ± 0.58	.0002^a	29.67 ± 0.58	25.30 ± 0.58	.0008^a
	LEVO	34.67 ± 0.58	30.30 ± 0.58	.0008^a	34.67 ± 0.58	31.67 ± 0.58	.0032^a
	AZT	35.30 ± 0.58	29.30 ± 0.58	.0002^a	34.67 ± 0.58	32.30 ± 0.58	.0083^a
	CIPR	33.67 ± 0.58	28.67 ± 0.58	.0005^a	33.30 ± 1.20	30.67 ± 0.58	.0247^a
	CTX	36.67 ± 0.58	31.30 ± 0.58	.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	30.30 ± 0.58	.0008^a
6 hours	PIPRA	26.30 ± 0.58	22.30 ± 0.58	.0011^a	25.67 ± 0.58	24.67 ± 0.58	.1023
	IMI	31.67 ± 0.58	23.67 ± 0.58	.0001^a	29.67 ± 0.58	26.67 ± 0.58	.0032^a
	LEVO	34.67 ± 0.58	26.30 ± 0.58	.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	30.67 ± 0.58	.0011^a
	AZT	35.30 ± 0.58	25.67 ± 0.58	<.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	30.67 ± 0.58	.0011^a
	CIPR	33.67 ± 0.58	26.30 ± 0.58	.0001^a	33.30 ± 1.20	33.67 ± 0.58	.7165
	CTX	36.67 ± 0.58	28.30 ± 0.58	.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	29.30 ± 0.58	.0004^a
9 hours	PIPRA	26.30 ± 0.58	22.67 ± 0.58	.0016^a	25.67 ± 0.58	24.67 ± 0.58	.1023
	IMI	31.67 ± 0.58	25.67 ± 0.58	.0002^a	29.67 ± 0.58	25.67 ± 0.58	.0011^a
	LEVO	34.67 ± 0.58	28.30 ± 0.58	.0002^a	34.67 ± 0.58	29.67 ± 0.58	.0005^a
	AZT	35.30 ± 0.58	26.67 ± 0.58	.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	28.67 ± 0.58	.0002^a
	CIPR	33.67 ± 0.58	30.67 ± 0.58	.0032^a	33.30 ± 1.20	30.30 ± 0.58	.0176^a
	CTX	36.67 ± 0.58	28.67 ± 0.58	.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	28.67 ± 0.58	.0002^a
12 hours	PIPRA	26.30 ± 0.58	23.67 ± 0.58	.0051^a	25.67 ± 0.58	24.30 ± 0.58	.0516
	IMI	31.67 ± 0.58	28.67 ± 0.58	.0032^a	29.67 ± 0.58	25.67 ± 0.58	.0011^a
	LEVO	34.67 ± 0.58	30.30 ± 0.58	.0008^a	34.67 ± 0.58	32.30 ± 0.58	.0083^a
	AZT	35.30 ± 0.58	27.67 ± 0.58	.0001^a	34.67 ± 0.58	33.67 ± 0.58	.1023
	CIPR	33.67 ± 0.58	35.30 ± 0.58	.0262^a	33.30 ± 1.20	34.30 ± 0.58	.2636
	CTX	36.67 ± 0.58	31.67 ± 0.58	.0005^a	34.67 ± 0.58	35.30 ± 0.58	.2134

Abbreviations: AZT, aztreonam; CIPR, ciprofloxacin; CTX, cefotaxime; IMI, imipenem; LEVO, levofloxacin; PIPRA, piperacillin; RF, radiofrequency.

^aStatistically significant diffidence.