Impact of an Integrated Antibiotic Allergy Testing Program on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Multicenter Evaluation | Zendy

Jason A. Trubiano | Zendy; Karin Thursky | Zendy; Andrew J. Stewardson | Zendy; Karen Urbancic | Zendy; Leon J. Worth | Zendy; Cheryl Jackson | Zendy; Wendy Stevenson | Zendy; Michael Sutherland | Zendy; Monica A. Slavin | Zendy; M. Lindsay Grayson | Zendy; Elizabeth J. Phillips | Zendy

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Impact of an Integrated Antibiotic Allergy Testing Program on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Multicenter Evaluation

Author(s) -

Jason A. Trubiano,

Karin Thursky,

Andrew J. Stewardson,

Karen Urbancic,

Leon J. Worth,

Cheryl Jackson,

Wendy Stevenson,

Michael Sutherland,

Monica A. Slavin,

M. Lindsay Grayson,

Elizabeth J. Phillips

Publication year - 2017

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/cix244

Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , antibiotics , confidence interval , odds ratio , comorbidity , antibiotic stewardship , pediatrics , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Despite the high prevalence of patient-reported antibiotic allergy (so-called antibiotic allergy labels [AALs]) and their impact on antibiotic prescribing, incorporation of antibiotic allergy testing (AAT) into antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs (AAT-AMS) is not widespread. We aimed to evaluate the impact of an AAT-AMS program on AAL prevalence, antibiotic usage, and appropriateness of prescribing.

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