Figure 1

Overview of antibiotic stewardship recommendations. Frequency of the main antibiotic stewardship recommendations given during paediatric infectious disease ward rounds. *Using culture results as a basis for switching from broad-spectrum or multiple antimicrobials to more narrow-spectrum or targeted therapy; #e.g. microbiological or virological testing or repeated inflammatory markers etc; Others** - fixed established antibiotic regimens that could not be modified but were not in accordance with the recommendation given by the paediatric infectious diseases team.