Table 1 Recruited medical specialists
Specialty | Interviewed medical specialists | Number of microbiology culture requests (2005) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Pre-implementation (2005) | Post-implementation (2007) | Â |
General surgery | 1 | 1 | 5,809 |
ICU medicine | 2 | 2 | 4,210 |
Internal medicine* | 3 | 3 | 11,780 |
Neonatology | 2 | 2 | 3,636 |
Obstetrics/gynaecology | 1 | - | 4,453 |
Orthopedic surgery | 1 | 1 | 1,533 |
Paediatrics | 1 | 1 | 2,995 |
Pulmonology | 1 | 1 | 4,715 |
Urology | 1 | 1 | 4,997 |