Promoting penicillin allergy de‐labeling for children attending a hematology clinic
Patricia Barker,
Delia Charest Carias,
Timothy Jacobs
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundUp to 10% of children are reported to be allergic to penicillin, but many allergy labels are unverified and may require formal testing. Inaccurate drug allergy labels are associated with a range of adverse clinical outcomes. Patients with hematological disorders may experience frequent and severe infections; those who have been incorrectly labeled penicillin allergic may benefit from allergy de‐labeling (ADL) efforts to facilitate access to beta‐lactam antibiotics. We developed a multidisciplinary, p… Show more
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