Table 4

Compliance with local guidelines

Care element guideline	(I) Actions prior to the administration of antibiotic therapy, documentation of clinical indication and agent selection (%)	(II) Actions for ongoing antibiotic care, duration review (%)	(III) Culture results and sensitivities (%)	Total achieved (%)
Pneumonia	78	77	54	70
Sepsis	74	64	66	68
Cellulitis	62	65	42	56
Febrile neutropaenia	66	58	47	57
VOC/SCD	67	5	41	54
ACS/ SCD	84	63	35	61
RTI	75	74	47	65
Meningitis	96	74	74	81
UTI	64	60	49	58
Total achieved	74	65	51	63

ACS, acute chest syndrome; SCD, sickle cell disease; RTI, respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection,VOC, vaso-occlusive crisis.