Table 6.

Main diagnosis in the specialists’ divergent sample (n = 52 patients)

Diagnosis	Disagreement between specialists (n)	Reason
Empirical	14	Specialist #1 assessed that in 4 cases the spectrum was too narrow; specialist #2 considered that in 8 cases there was no indication for antimicrobials and in 2 cases the antimicrobial class was unnecessary
Sepsis	9	Specialist #1 assessed that in 4 cases the spectrum was too narrow; specialist #2 assessed in 1 case the spectrum was too narrow, in 3 cases it was too broad and in 1 case the antimicrobial class was unnecessary
ARF	6	Specialist #1 assessed that in 1 case there was no indication for antimicrobial and in 1 case the antimicrobial class was unnecessary. Specialist #2 assessed that in 2 cases the spectrum was too broad and in 2 cases the antimicrobial class was unnecessary
Positive culture	7	Specialist #1 assesssed that in 2 cases the spectrum was too narrow, in 1 case the antimicrobial class was unnecessary, in 1 case the spectrum was too broad, and in 3 cases there was no indication for antimicrobials

ARF acute renal failure