Impact of Reported Beta-Lactam Allergy on Inpatient Outcomes: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Derek R. MacFadden,
Anthony LaDelfa,
Jessica Leen,
Wayne L. Gold,
Nick Daneman,
Elizabeth Weber,
Ibrahim S. AlBusaidi,
Dan Petrescu,
Ilana Saltzman,
Megan K Devlin,
Nisha Andany,
Jerome A. Leis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw462
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , adverse effect , allergy , prospective cohort study , discontinuation , cohort study , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , immunology
Reported allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics is common and often leads to unnecessary avoidance in patients who could tolerate these antibiotics. We prospectively evaluated the impact of these reported allergies on clinical outcomes.
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