Antibiotic reclamation: penicillin allergy, antibiotic stewardship, and the allergist

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 451-452

  Banks, Taylor A ^a   Ressner, Roseanne A ^b   Gada, Satyen M ^a  

^a Allergy Immunology Service   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ALLERGY TEST; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGIST; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PENICILLINS;

EID: 84945457475     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.08.008     Document Type: Article

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