Table 3 Appropriateness of care, for antibiotic overuse indicators, 2012–2013

Acute Gastroenteritis

AGE22

Children with gastroenteritis and no signs of infection were not prescribed antibiotics.

97.8 (95.6, 99.1)

Asthma

ASTH16

Children aged > 2 years who presented with an acute exacerbation of asthma did not receive antibiotics unless they had another condition requiring antibiotic therapy^a

47.1 (33.4, 61.1)

Bronchiolitis

BRON25

Infants (aged < 12 months) with mild to moderate bronchiolitis caused by a viral infection were not prescribed antibiotics.

86.1 (74.8, 93.7)

Croup

CROU16

Children diagnosed with croup were not treated with antibiotics.

84.5 (59.2, 97.1)

Eczema

ECZE07

Children with atopic eczema and no signs of infection were not prescribed antibiotics.

99.5 (98.5, 99.9)

Fever

FEVE29

Children aged > 3 years with a fever (over 38°), no clinical focus and who were well were not prescribed antibiotics.

78.8 (51.1, 95.0)

Otitis Media

OTIT05

Children with AOM aged > 12 months who were mildly unwell were not prescribed antibiotics.

13.8 (5.1, 28.0)

Tonsillitis

TONS02

Children with a sore throat and with no other symptoms or signs of tonsillitis were not prescribed antibiotics.

40.9 (16.9, 68.6)

TONS04

Children aged < 4 years with a sore throat and associated cough who did not require hospitalisation were not prescribed antibiotics.

14.3 (9.9, 19.7)

TONS07

Children who had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy were not administered perioperative antibiotics.

Insufficient data

61.9 (47.8, 74.7)