The impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic and health care use in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

The impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic and health care use in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Suspected penicillin allergy (Pen-A) is often not verified by diagnostic testing. In third line penicillin allergy labels were associated with prescription of broad spectrum antibiotics, hospital stay duration and readmission. Objective Assess the impact of Pen-A labels on antibi...

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Main Authors: Tanly Su, Berna D. L. Broekhuizen, Theo J. M. Verheij, Heike Rockmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-06-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
Subjects:
Allergy registration
Penicillin allergy
Drug hypersensitivity
Antimicrobial stewardship
Primary care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-017-0154-y

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