Table 5.

Management of sepsis and types of antibiotics prescribed.

Parameters	Proportion of physicians (N = 62)
	n	%
Number of patients with suspected sepsis, encountered during the last 12 months
1–5	34	54.8
>5	22	35.5
None	6	9.7
Profile of patients with sepsis
People 15 years of age or older	26	46.4
Children under 5 years of age	24	42.9
Children 5–14 years of age	22	39.3
Newborns	19	33.9
Pregnant women	9	16.1
Patients with comorbidities	8	14.3
Method of diagnosing sepsis in a patient
Clinical symptoms	51	91.1
Blood culture	41	73.2
Catecholamine testing	1	1.8
Blood count	1	1.8
Means of communication with the laboratory in case of blood culture and AST were requested
By phone	54	96.4
In person	23	41.1
By an intermediary person (caregiver, nurse, etc.)	13	23.2
By e-mail	1	1.8
Types of antibiotics used in treatment of sepsis
Ceftriaxone	46	82.1
Cefotaxime	26	46.4
Ceftazidime	19	33.9
Imipenem/cilastatin	18	32.1
Meropenem	14	25
Cefepime	10	17.9
Ampicillin and sulbactam	8	14.3
Levofloxacin	7	12.5
Gentamycin	7	12.5
Clindamycin	6	10.7
Ciprofloxacin	3	5.4
Metronidazole	2	3.6
Piperacillin and tazobactam	1	1.8