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Condition | IndicatorID | Indicator Description | Age Inclusion Criteria | GP | Paed-iatrician | ED | Inpatient | Strength of Recommendationa |
Acute Gastroenteritis | AGE22 | Children with gastroenteritis and no signs of infection were not prescribed antibiotics. | 0–15 years | 74 | NA | 34 | 26 | Consensus-based recommendation |
Asthma | ASTH16 | Children aged > 2 years who presented with an acute exacerbation of asthma and who received antibiotics had another condition requiring antibiotic therapy. | 2–15 years | 40 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Consensus-based recommendation |
Bronchiolitis | BRON25 | Infants (aged < 12 months) with mild to moderate bronchiolitis caused by a viral infection were not prescribed antibiotics. | 29 days - 11 months | 54 | NA | 33 | 27 | Grade B |
Croup | CROU16 | Children diagnosed with croup were not treated with antibiotics. | 29 days - 15 years | 71 | NA | 34 | 23 | Consensus-based recommendation |
Eczema | ECZE07 | Children with atopic eczema and no signs of infection were not prescribed antibiotics. | 0–15 years | 72 | 18 | 23 | 10 | Grade B |
Fever | FEVE29 | Children aged ≥3 years with a fever (over 38 °C), no clinical focus and who were well were not prescribed antibiotics. | 3–15 years | 32 | # | 27 | 7 | Consensus-based recommendation |
Otitis Media | OTIT05 | Children with AOM aged ≥12 months who were mildly unwell were not prescribed antibiotics. | 1–15 years | 75 | 3 | 30 | 3 | Grade B |
Tonsillitis | TONS02 | Children with a sore throat and with no other symptoms or signs of tonsillitis were not prescribed antibiotics. | 29 days - 15 years | 43 | # | 23 | 5 | Grade A |
TONS04 | Children aged < 4 years with a sore throat and associated cough who did not require hospitalisation were not prescribed antibiotics. | 29 days - 3 years | 51 | # | 25 | NA | Consensus-based recommendation | |
TONS07 | Children who had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy were not administered perioperative antibiotics. | 29 days - 15 years | NA | NA | NA | 5 | Consensus-based recommendation |