Documented penicillin allergy and beta-lactam antibiotic use in Massachusetts long-term care facilities: opportunities for penicillin allergy delabeling
Published
October 8, 2024
Source
Kap Sum Foong, Shira Doron, Leslie Fowle, Melissa Cumming, Jessica Leaf, Barbara Bolstorff, Christina Brandeburg, Ye Chen, Alysse Wurcel
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol.
2024 Oct 8;4(1):e166
PMID: 39430796
PMCID: PMC11488468
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2024.434
Abstract
In a cross-sectional study of 20 Massachusetts long-term care (LTC) facilities, 19% (n = 449) of residents received antibiotics, with approximately one-third having a documented penicillin allergy. This documented allergy decreased the likelihood of prescribing beta-lactam antibiotics for infections. Improved penicillin allergy assessments and delabeling could optimize antibiotic prescribing in LTC settings.
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Levy CIMAR