Effects of type and level of training on variation in physician knowledge in the use and acquisition of blood cultures: a cross sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood culture (BCX) use is often sub-optimal, and is a user-dependent diagnostic test. Little is known about physician training and BCX-related knowledge. We sought to assess variations in caregiver BCX-related knowledge, and their relation to medical training.

Methods

We developed and piloted a self-administered BCX-related knowledge survey instrument. Expert opinion, literature review, focus groups, and mini-pilots reduced > 100 questions in multiple formats to a final questionnaire with 15 scored content items and 4 covariate identifiers. This questionnaire was used in a cross-sectional survey of physicians, fellows, residents and medical students at a large urban public teaching hospital. The responses were stratified by years/level of training, type of specia

SUBMITTER: Parada JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1261264 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature