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118. Feasibility of a Proactive Amoxicillin Oral Challenge Program for Inpatients with Penicillin Allergy at the Miami VAMC

BACKGROUND: Ninety percent of patients who report penicillin (PCN) allergy are not truly allergic. Penicillin skin testing (PST) followed by oral challenge (OC) with amoxicillin (AMX) can evaluate unconfirmed PCN allergy. PST is taxing and requires trained staff, while OC is an acceptable alternativ...

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Autores principales: Piazza, Michael J, Lichtenberger, Paola, Bjork, Lauren, Lazo-Vasquez, Alex, Hoang, Minh, Temino, Viviana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644593/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.320