Role of routine cephalosporin allergy testing in surgical site infection reduction bundles.

Autor: Fox, Wade E., Scott, Michael J.
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Zdroj: Allergy; Sep2019, Vol. 74 Issue 9, p1820-1820, 1p
Abstrakt: Cephalosporins are considered the first-line choice for preoperative prophylactic antibiotics across multiple surgical specialties.[3] In patients with documented penicillin allergies, cephalosporin administration is avoided due to concern for cross-reactivity. Until newer testing methods and data support routine testing, perioperative SSI reduction pathways will continue to focus on penicillin allergy testing over focused cephalosporin testing. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index