Optimizing Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in German Primary Care: Study Protocol for Evaluation of the RESIST Program

Christin Löffler   ¹ , PhD ;   Antje Krüger   ¹ , MA ;   Anne Daubmann   ² , MSc ;   Julia Iwen   ³ , PhD ;   Marc Biedermann   ⁴ , MSc ;   Maike Schulz   ⁵ , MSc ;   Karl Wegscheider   ² , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Attila Altiner   ¹ , MD, Prof Dr ;   Gregor Feldmeier   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Anja Wollny   ¹ , PhD

¹ Institute of General Practice, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany

² Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

³ Association of Substitute Health Funds (Vdek), Berlin, Germany

⁴ National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Berlin, Germany

⁵ Central Research Institute of Ambulatory Health Care in Germany, Berlin, Germany