Prescription of antibiotics was significantly more likely in younger asthmatic children (p <0.001), in patients who curently taken antibiotics (p <0.001; OR= 21.72; 95% CI: 5.30 - 189.08) and in cases of first-time asthma diagnosis (p=0.002; OR= 2.83; 95% CI: 1.35 - 5.94).