Guideline | Antibiotic | Definition of patient- and disease characteristics | First-choice antibiotic |
---|---|---|---|
Acute otitis media (2006) | Indicated |
| Amoxicillin |
May be considered |
| ||
Acute sore throat (2007) | Indicated |
| Pheneticillin, phenoxymethyl penicillin |
Rhinosinusitis (2005) | May be considered |
| Adults: doxycycline or amoxicillin Children: amoxicillin |
Acute cough (2011) | Indicated | Signs and symptoms indicative for pneumonia:
| Adults: doxycycline |
Risk for complicated course:
| Children: amoxicillin | ||
Bacterial skin infections (2007) | Indicated |
| Flucloxacillin |
Urinary tract infections (2005) | Indicated |
| Uncomplicated or without tissue invasion: nitrofurantoin |
Complicated with tissue invasion: amoxicillin/clavulanate |
↵a Non-antibiotic management, with reassurance and, if possible, symptomatic treatment advice, is advised for all other patients. In the Netherlands, all GPs use the NHG guidelines and no other local primary care guidelines are in place. AOM = acute otitis media. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NHG = Dutch College of General Practitioners.