Documented penicillin allergy and beta-lactam antibiotic use in Massachusetts long-term care facilities: opportunities for penicillin allergy delabeling

In a cross-sectional study of 20 Massachusetts long-term care (LTC) facilities, 19% (n = 449) of residents received antibiotics, with approximately one-third having a documented penicillin allergy. This documented allergy decreased the likelihood of prescribing beta-lactam antibiotics for infections...

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Huvudupphov:	Kap Sum Foong, Shira Doron, Leslie Fowle, Melissa Cumming, Jessica Leaf, Barbara Bolstorff, Christina Brandeburg, Ye Chen, Alysse Wurcel
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
Serie:	Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Länkar:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004340/type/journal_article
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