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Antibiotic Allergies – Is De-labeling Based on Clinical History Feasible?

BACKGROUND: Up to 25% of patients admitted to hospital have an antibiotic allergy label (AAL), most of which are towards penicillin. However, up to 90% of patients who claim to be allergic to penicillin are actually able to tolerate them(1). Whilst skin testing is safe and efficacious in de-labeling...

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Autores principales: Torda, Adrienne, Chan, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631993/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.816