. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 7.

Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jan 24;34(3):274–283. doi: 10.1086/669524

Table 2.

Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge of the Activity of Antimicrobial Agents

Questions (Correct answer)	ID HCP n=43	ICU HCP n=120	Adult ICU n= 55	Pediatric ICU n=65

	Participants with Correct Response (%)
Carbapenem agents are ineffective for GNB expressing extended spectrum β-lactamases. (False)	98^a	64	64	65
Tigecycline is an option for hospital-associated pneumonia caused by MDR- Pseudomonas aeruginosa (False)	83^a	25	36^b	15
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella spp. are usually susceptible to quinolone agents. (False)	86^a	37	58^b	19
Quinolone agents exhibit concentration- dependent killing. (True)	60^a	28	33	25
Correct answers per respondent (mean)	3.3	1.5	1.9	1.2

Abbreviations used in Table: ID, infectious diseases; HCP, healthcare professional; ICU, intensive care unit; MDR, multidrug-resistant; GNB, gram-negative bacilli.

p<0.05 when comparing responses of ID HCP vs. ICU HCPs.

p<0.05 when comparing responses of adult vs. pediatric ICU HCPs.