Table 3.

Influence of laboratory results on antibiotic prescribing decision (number that would prescribe/number of respondents)

	Male				Female
	Always	Frequently	Infrequently	Never	Always	Frequently	Infrequently	Never
General prescribing	22 % (37/167)	46 % (77/167)	25 % (41/167)	7 % (11/167)	21 % (40/190)	51 % (97/190)	22 % (42/190)	6 % (12/190)
In the case of a treatment failure	68 % (114/168)	29 % (49/168)	2 % (3/168)	1 % (1/168)	79 % (154/195)	19 % (38/195)	1 % (2/195)	1 % (1/195)
When resistance is reported to initial prescribed agent	81 % (136/168)	16 % (27/168)	2 % (4/168)	1 % (1/168)	86 % (168/195)	13 % (26/195)	1 % (1/195)	0 % (0/195)