biostudies-literatureUnknown184(2)Soler Wenglein JUniversität BielefeldIn pediatric outpatient care, overuse and misuse of antibiotics is linked to a high risk of adverse events and increased antibiotic resistance. In 2019, building upon the work of the Antibiotic Therapy in Bielefeld (AnTiB) project (founded in 2016), a collaboration among the AnTiB, the German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (DGPI), and the Professional Association of Outpatient Pediatricians and Adolescent Physicians (BVKJ) was established to develop consensus recommendations for antibiotic therapy in pediatric outpatient settings in Germany. This working group became the Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Pediatrics (ABSaP). ABSaP institutes recommendations for antibiotic use in outpatient pediatric settings in Germany and updates them regularly. The ABSaP guidelines recommendEuropean journal of pediatrics149https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11754357biostudies-literatureDevelopment and maintenance of consensus recommendations on pediatric outpatient antibiotic therapy in Germany: a framework for rational use.PMC11754357von Both UNeubert JRenk HToepfner NTenenbaum THuebner JMoeller GTillmann RForster JDogan OSoler Wenglein JBerner RHufnagel MPfeil JHamelmann EKlein WLange JBrockmeyer HSchober TPrusseit JReinke STrapp SLenz TParlowsky TYussif ASLiese JSimon AArmann JBoethig CLueder Sfurther ABSaP Working Group membersfalseDevelopment and maintenance of consensus recommendations on pediatric outpatient antibiotic therapy in Germany: a framework for rational use.In pediatric outpatient care, overuse and misuse of antibiotics is linked to a high risk of adverse events and increased antibiotic resistance. In 2019, building upon the work of the Antibiotic Therapy in Bielefeld (AnTiB) project (founded in 2016), a collaboration among the AnTiB, the German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (DGPI), and the Professional Association of Outpatient Pediatricians and Adolescent Physicians (BVKJ) was established to develop consensus recommendations for antibiotic therapy in pediatric outpatient settings in Germany. This working group became the Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Pediatrics (ABSaP). ABSaP institutes recommendations for antibiotic use in outpatient pediatric settings in Germany and updates them regularly. The ABSaP guidelines recommend2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Jan2025-04-04T08:50:55.945Z2025-04-04T08:50:55.945ZS-EPMC117543573984379210.1007/s00431-024-05964-y