Hospitalization for Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in a Low-Antibiotic-Prescribing Setting: Cross-Sectional Data from General Practice

• Main Authors: Christin Löffler (Author), Attila Altiner (Author), Annette Diener (Author), Reinhard Berner (Author), Gregor Feldmeier (Author), Christian Helbig (Author), Winfried V. Kern (Author), Anna Köchling (Author), Michaela Schmid (Author), Gerhard Schön (Author), Helmut Schröder (Author), Karl Wegscheider (Author), Anja Wollny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) are the main cause of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. To date, there is limited evidence concerning whether low levels of antibiotic prescribing may impact patient safety. We investigate whether antibiotic prescribing for patients seeking p...