Antibiotic prescribing for acute, non-complicated infections in primary care in Germany: baseline assessment in the cluster randomized trial ARena.
Regina Poss-DoeringDorothea KronsteinerMartina KamradtEdith AndresPetra Kaufmann-KolleMichel Wensingnull nullJoachim SzecsenyiPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
This study provided an overview of observed antibiotic prescribing for acute non-complicated respiratory tract infections in German primary care at the start of the ARena project. Findings indicate potential for improvement and will serve as comparator for the post-interventional outcome evaluation to facilitate describing of potential changes.