Optimizing Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in German Primary Care: Results of the Regional Intervention Study CHANGE-3 and the Nested cRCT

• Main Authors: Gregor Feldmeier (Author), Christin Löffler (Author), Attila Altiner (Author), Anja Wollny (Author), Katharina Garbe (Author), Dorothea Kronsteiner (Author), Martina Köppen (Author), Joachim Szecsenyi (Author), Mirko Leyh (Author), Arwed Voss (Author), Martina Kamradt (Author), Regina Poß-Doering (Author), Michel Wensing (Author), Petra Kaufmann-Kolle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Within primary care, acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are the most common reason for prescribing antibiotics. The aim of the CHANGE-3 study was to investigate how antibiotic prescribing for non-complicated ARTIs can be reduced to a reasonable level. The trial was conducted as a prospective...