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. 2021 Jun;13(6):3399–3408. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2256

Table 2. Characteristics of the subpopulation exposed to fluoroquinolones (6,229 episodes of childhood pneumonia requiring hospitalization) from 2002 to 2017 in Korea.

N %
FQ subtypes
   Levofloxacin 2,545 40.9
   Ciprofloxacin 2,249 36.1
   Moxifloxacin 725 11.6
   Gemifloxacin 168 2.7
   Garenoxacin 0 0
   Sparfloxacin 8 0.1
   Lomefloxacin 23 0.4
   Ofloxacin 351 5.6
   Tosufloxacin 89 1.4
   Others 71 1.1
Duration of use of FQs (day), Mean (SD) 8.50 (5.95)
Age, years
   <8 933 14.98
   8–12 501 8.04
   ≥12 4,795 76.98
   Mean (SD) 13.87 (4.71)
   Median (min/max) 16 (0/18)