Table 1.

Relevance of antibiotic-therapy in common ailments managed by primary care [43].

	Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (in Patients Aged <1 Year)	Acute Tonsilitis (in Patients Aged <1 Year)	Acute/Chronic Sinusitis (in Patients Aged ≤18 Years)	Acute Otitis Media (in Patients Aged <2 Years)	Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis (in Patients Aged 18–75 Years)	Pneumonia (in Patients Aged 18–75 Years)	Acute Cystitis (in Female Patients Aged ≤18 Years)
Antibiotic therapy is indicated (based on ESAC */CDC * estimations)	0–20%	0-20%	0–20%	0–20%	0–30%	90–100%	80–100%

* ESAC: European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net); CDC: US Centers for Disease Control.