Table 1 Selection of quality indicators on antibiotic prescribing.
| Diagnosis | Recommendations* | Status | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (⩾12 years) | First choice: trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin | Included | |
| Duration of therapy 3 days | Excluded | Lack of standardisation in coding duration | |
| Acute otitis media (<6 months) | Prescribe antibiotics | Excluded | Too few cases |
| Acute otitis media (>24 months) | Restrictive prescribing | Included | |
| Acute sore throat | Restrictive prescribing | Included | |
| Acute sore throat; acute tonsillitis | First choice: feniticillin, phenoxymethylpenicillin | Included | |
| Asthma in children (<12 years) | Restrictive prescribing | Included | |
| Children with fever (<6 years) | Restrictive prescribing | Excluded | Too broad an indicator |
| Sinusitis | Restrictive prescribing | Included | |
| First choice: amoxicillin, doxycyclin, cotrimoxazole | Included | ||
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | First choice: doxycyclin | Excluded | Too few cases |
| Urethritis in men | First choice: ciprofloxacin, doxycyclin | Excluded | Too few cases |
| Bacterial skin infections; erythema migrans in adults | First choice: doxycyclin | Excluded | No specific ICPC code |
| Bacterial skin infections; erysipelas | First choice: feniticillin, phenoxymethylpenicillin | Included | |
| Bacterial skin infections due to bite wounds | First choice antibiotics | Excluded | No specific ICPC code |
ICPC, International Classification of Primary Care.
*Based on the evidence‐based guidelines from the Dutch College of General Practitioners as available in 2000.