Reported Beta-lactam Allergy Is Associated with More Adverse Events Among Inpatients...MacFadden DR, LaDelfa A, Leen J, et al. Impact of reported beta-lactam allergy on inpatient outcomes: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Clin Infect Dis 2016;63:904-910

Reported Beta-lactam Allergy Is Associated with More Adverse Events Among Inpatients...MacFadden DR, LaDelfa A, Leen J, et al. Impact of reported beta-lactam allergy on inpatient outcomes: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Clin Infect Dis 2016;63:904-910

Watkins Richard R

Infectious Disease Alert

2016

2016-11

The article focuses on a study conducted on patients allergic to Beta-Lactam antibiotics by increasing its dose. Topics discussed include collection of patients' demographic and allergy history data and performing penicillin skin testing (PST), occurrence of any treatment related adverse event, and comparison of patients given beta-lactam treatment inspite of allergy with the patients who did not report any allergy.

Antibiotics; Treatment Outcomes; Drug Hypersensitivity; Adverse Health Care Event – Risk Factors; Lactam

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