Table 2.

Identified themes and subthemes.

Theme	Subtheme
Views on BSAs	Physicians’ perceptions of BSAs Concern for AMR and other drawbacks associated with BSAs
Factors influencing BSA prescribing	Patient-related factors: Medical history Clinical presentation and the severity of the infection
	Physician-related factors: Physician experience Habit and decision-making autonomy Over prescribing behaviours Anxiety and fear
	External factors: The influence of the medical hierarchy Role of the infectious disease specialist Cost of antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial stewardship: practices and barriers	Taking culture before administering the BSA therapy De-escalation therapy Intravenous to oral switch
Recommendations to improve appropriate BSA prescribing	Education, awareness and training Audit and feedback Guideline implementation Multidisciplinary decision making