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1795. Safety Outcomes of the Use of β-Lactam Therapy in Patients With Documented β-Lactam Allergy

BACKGROUND: In patients with a true penicillin allergy, the reported cross-reactivity to cephalosporin and carbapenem antibiotics are approximately 3% and 1%, respectively. Although true β-lactam allergies are rare, providers are reluctant to challenge patients with other β-lactams, which significan...

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Autor principal: Bjork, Lauren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253545/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1451