Low self-reported penicillin allergy in South Africa—implications for global public health response

OBJECTIVES: In high-income countries, up to 25% of inpatients have a self-reported penicillin allergy (PA). After testing, 95% of these self-reported PAs are incorrect. These incorrectly labelled PAs increase the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, and drive bacterial resistance. The epidemiology of...

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Autores principales: Day, Cascia, Mendelson, Marc, Peter, Jonny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9942546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36824225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlad015

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