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. 2017 Aug 16;2(1):e000047. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2016-000047

Table 3.

Reasons for antibiotic of choice. Logistic regression models predicting likelihood of choosing fluoroquinolone monotherapy and fortified vancomycin, correcting for location.

Reason OR p Value 95% CI lower bound
Fluoroquinolone monotherapy
 Efficacy 1.05 0.91 0.45 to 2.46
 Coverage 0.30 0.02 0.11 to 0.81
 Availability 20.86 <0.001* 6.79 to 64.13
 Toxicity 7.48 <0.001* 2.53 to 22.09
 Synergy 0.16 0.08 0.02 to 1.23
 Resistance 0.39 0.08 0.13 to 1.11
Fortified vancomycin
 Efficacy 1.96 0.06 0.97 to 3.92
 Coverage 7.10 <0.001* 2.44 to 20.61
 Availability 0.20 <0.001* 0.09 to 0.44
 Toxicity 0.10 0.003* 0.02 to 0.45
 Synergy 0.75 0.56 0.29 to 1.95
 Resistance 12.51 <0.001* 4.97 to 31.45

*Statistically significant after Holm-Šídák correction for multiple comparisons.