Empiric Antibiotic Prescribing Decisions Among Medical Residents: The Role of the Antibiogram.

OBJECTIVETo assess general medical residents' familiarity with antibiograms using a self-administered surveyDESIGNCross-sectional, single-center surveyPARTICIPANTSResidents in internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics at an academic medical centerMETHODSParticipants were administered an anonymous survey at our institution during regularly scheduled educational conferences between January and May 2012. Questions collected data regarding demographics, professional training; further open-ended questions assessed knowledge and use of antibiograms regarding possible pathogens, antibiotic regimens, and prescribing resources for 2 clinical vignettes; a series of directed, closed-ended questions followed. Bivariate analyses to compare responses between residency programs were performed.