Cost-effectiveness analysis of six strategies for cardiovascular surgery prophylaxis in patients labeled penicillin allergic

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 339-345

  Phillips, Elizabeth ^a   Louie, Marie ^b   Knowles, Sandra R ^b   Simor, Andrew E ^b   Oh, Paul I ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Allergies; Antibiotics; Cefazolin; Cephalosporins; Costs; Decision making; Drugs; Economics; Models; Penicillin; Penicillins; Surgery; Tests; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HUMAN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0034652366     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/57.4.339     Document Type: Article

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