A randomized evaluation of an antibiotic allergy assessment tool for supporting penicillin allergy de‐labelling by non‐allergists

Autor: Rebecca Stonell, Michael Wilcock, Jonathan Sandoe, Mandy Slatter, Robert West, Rhys Owens, Andrew F. Whyte, Neil Powell
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 51:1246-1249
ISSN: 1365-2222
0954-7894
DOI: 10.1111/cea.13956
Popis: More than 90% of patients with penicillin allergy recorded are found not to be allergic after formal allergy testing, and can safely tolerate penicillin.1 Patients with penicillin allergy recorded are often prescribed second-line antibiotics which are more costly,2 can be less effective, and associated with a greater risk of adverse reactions.3.
Databáze: OpenAIRE