Microbiology results from the clinical scenarios provided to respondents, listed by case
| Blood cultures | Spleen cultures | Lung cultures | |
| Case 1 | Group B β-haemolytic Streptococcus | Group B β-haemolytic Streptococcus | Group B β-haemolytic Streptococcus |
| Case 2 | Group B β-haemolytic Streptococcus; mixed coliforms | Group B β-haemolytic Streptococcus; mixed coliforms; upper-respiratory-tract flora | Group B β-haemolytic Streptococcus; Staphylococcus aureus, coliforms; upper-respiratory-tract flora |
| Case 3 | Negative cultures | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus |
| Case 4 | S aureus | S aureus and coliforms | S aureus and viridans streptococci |
| Case 5 | Mixed coliforms; viridans streptococci | Mixed coliforms; enterococci; coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | Mixed coliforms; viridans streptococci, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus |