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1135. The Effect of Penicillin Allergy Labels on Antibiotic Prescribing for Children Diagnosed with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Two Primary Care Networks

BACKGROUND: In pediatric inpatient settings, unconfirmed penicillin allergy labels (PALs) are associated with increased broad-spectrum antibiotic use, costs, and adverse events. However, 90% of antibiotics are prescribed in the outpatient setting and 70% of these antibiotics are given for upper resp...

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Autores principales: Joerger, Torsten, Taylor, Margaret, Palazzi, Debra, Gerber, Jeffrey
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/PMC8644653/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1328