I am on the west coast in the US, and my kids’ pediatric group almost never gives antibiotics. They typically tell me over the phone not to bother coming unless it has been a very high fever or multiple days of worsening symptoms.
Only antibiotics we have had were after they looked in ear and said the redness and pus indicated bacterial as well as the color and consistency of conjunctivitis discharge.
And around here, daycares do not require any doctors’ note. They just tell you not to bring your kid in if they have fever or vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
I go to Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the Bay Area, literally down the street from Stanford. If there were any region I would expect to follow evidence-based practices I would expect it to be them.
Only antibiotics we have had were after they looked in ear and said the redness and pus indicated bacterial as well as the color and consistency of conjunctivitis discharge.
And around here, daycares do not require any doctors’ note. They just tell you not to bring your kid in if they have fever or vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.