Effect of a drug allergy educational program and antibiotic prescribing guideline on inpatient clinical providers' antibiotic prescribing knowledge

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 407-413

  Blumenthal, Kimberly G ^a   Shenoy, Erica S ^a   Hurwitz, Shelley ^b   Varughese, Christy A ^a   Hooper, David C ^a   Banerji, Aleena ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Antibiotic; Antibiotic allergy; Cephalosporin; Drug; Drug allergy; HSR; Hypersensitivity; IgE mediated; Immune mediated; Inpatient; MD; NP; PCN; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; AZTREONAM; CEFALEXIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SKIN TEST; WORKSHOP; CROSS REACTION; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84904038277     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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