Table 2.

Perceptions of Diagnostic Culture Ordering Practices and Current Diagnostic Culture Ordering Resources (N = 47)

Question	N (%)
Would you find a decision-support algorithm helpful when deciding to obtain culture specimens in PICU patients with fever?
Yes	47 (100)
No	0 (0)
Do you think a decision-support algorithm would help align the PICU care team and/or consulting care teams regarding culture specimen collection?
Yes	43 (91.5)
No	4 (8.5)
Do you consider yourself well-informed regarding best practices for obtaining microbiology cultures in PICU patients with fever?
Yes	20 (42.6)
No	27 (57.4)
Do you think there is variability in practice between different clinicians in our PICU regarding when to obtain microbiology cultures?
Yes	45 (95.7)
No	2 (4.3)
How often have you disagreed with another member of the patient’s care team regarding which microbiology cultures should or should not be obtained?
Frequently (almost every shift)	1 (2.1)
Sometimes (1–2× weekly)	23 (48.9)
Rarely (1–2× monthly)	23 (48.9)
Never	0 (0)
How confident do you feel in selecting which types of microbiology cultures to obtain in response to PICU patients with fever?
Highly confident	1 (2)
Confident	31 (66)
Neutral	13 (27.7)
Unsure	2 (4.3)
Highly unsure	0 (0.0)
What resources have you used to help inform your decisions regarding culture specimen collection with fever? N = 91
Textbook	16 (17.6)
UpToDate	22 (24.2)
Google Scholar	2 (2.2)
JHH resource	29 (31.9)
Other online resource	4 (4.4)
PubMed	16 (17.6)
I do not use resources	2 (2.2)
What other types of education material would you find helpful regarding culture specimen collection? N = 97
Lecture	10 (10.3)
Online learning module	17 (17.5)
Algorithm	43 (44.3)
Electronic resource	27 (27.8)
I am not interested in more education	0 (0)

JHH, Johns Hopkins Hospital.