TABLE 4.
Survey responses regarding practices for preparation of cumulative antibiogram
| Response | No. of responses (total, 26) | % of respondentsa |
|---|---|---|
| Survey respondent role | ||
| Senior technologist or team leader | 12 | 48 |
| Medical laboratory or microbiology technologist | 4 | 16 |
| Director or manager of microbiology | 4 | 16 |
| Microbiologist | 3 | 12 |
| Pharmacist | 1 | 4 |
| Infection preventionist | 1 | 4 |
| No response | 1 | |
| Site of microbiology lab | ||
| Onsite | 24 | 96 |
| Referral lab | 1 | 4 |
| No response | 1 | |
| Automated antimicrobial susceptibility test system | ||
| Vitek 2 | 13 | 52 |
| MicroScan | 10 | 40 |
| Vitek | 2 | 8 |
| No response | 1 | |
| Antimicrobial stewardship program | ||
| Formal program present | 16 | 76 |
| No formal program | 5 | 24 |
| No response | 5 | |
| Individual involved in antibiogram prepna | ||
| Microbiology technologist | 19 | 90 |
| Clinical pharmacist | 10 | 48 |
| Infectious disease pharmacist | 5 | 24 |
| Pharmacy director | 3 | 14 |
| Infectious disease physician | 2 | 10 |
| No response | 5 | |
| Hospital group or committee that formally reviews the antibiograma | ||
| Pharmacy and therapeutics | 8 | 40 |
| Infection prevention committee | 5 | 25 |
| Antimicrobial stewardship | 5 | 25 |
| Not formally reviewed | 6 | 30 |
| Other group in the pharmacy department | 3 | 15 |
| No response | 6 | |
| Method of antibiogram disseminationa | ||
| Pocket card | 10 | 48 |
| Facility intranet | 9 | 43 |
| Hard copies in patient care areas | 4 | 19 |
| Integrated into facility handbooks | 1 | 5 |
| Uncertain | 2 | 10 |
| No response | 5 | |
| Which of following changes occurred as result of antibiogram reviewa | ||
| Revision of order sets and clinical guidelines for infectious diseases | 1 | 5 |
| Preoperative prophylaxis choices adjusted | 0 | 0 |
| Formulary additions, deletions, or revisions | 3 | 16 |
| Uncertain of any resulting change | 16 | 84 |
| Other | 1 | 5 |
| No response | 7 | |
| Perceived compliance with CLSI M39 (2009) | ||
| Fully compliant | 10 | 50 |
| Partially compliant | 3 | 15 |
| Not compliant | 0 | 0 |
| Uncertain or unfamiliar with guidance | 7 | 35 |
| No response | 6 |
a
“Select all that apply” questions allowed multiple responses possible from the same respondent. Thus, totals and percent may exceed 26 and 100%, respectively.