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107. Impact of Penicillin Allergy Assessment During Pre-Anesthesia Testing (PAT) on Beta-Lactam Surgical Prophylaxis in Bariatric Surgery Patients

BACKGROUND: Due to utilization of alternative antibiotics, documented penicillin (PCN) allergies are associated with an increased risk of surgical site infections, cost, and infections caused by resistant organisms. In October 2019, a community hospital implemented a beta-lactam (BL) allergy assessm...

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Autores principales: Hitchins, Maggie, Watts, Amber M, Holt, Shannon
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/PMC8645060/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.309