Impact of an antimicrobial allergy label in the medical record on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 742-747

  Charneski, Lisa ^a   Deshpande, Gaurav ^a   Weiss Smith, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy label; Antibiotic; Antimicrobial; Drug allergy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961116977     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.31.8.742     Document Type: Article

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