Penicillin allergy evaluation access: A national survey

  • Christian M. Mancini
  • , Xiaoqing Fu
  • , Yuqing Zhang
  • , Kristi Kuper
  • , Lucas T. Schulz
  • , Tanaya Bhowmick
  • , Michael Postelnick
  • , Francesca Lee
  • , Rochelle P. Walensky
  • , Kimberly G. Blumenthal

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Abstract

In a study of 121 hospitals from 38 US states, 44% had access to an allergist for inpatient consultations and 39% had access to inpatient penicillin skin testing, indicating that the majority of US hospitals lack sufficient resources to address inpatient penicillin allergies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2972-2975
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume71
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Beta-lactam
  • Hypersensitivity
  • Skin test
  • Testing
  • Workforce

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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