Abstract
Penicillin allergy labels have been associated with second-line antibiotic prescribing. This study measured the impact of penicillin allergy labels on meropenem prescribing. Rates of meropenem prescribing were compared between patients with a penicillin allergy record and patients without such a record. Potential confounders were also collected (i.e. age, sex and co-morbidities). Of the 21,272 patients with no penicillin allergy, 225 (1.06%) were prescribed meropenem, whereas of the 3443 patients with penicillin allergy, 240 (6.97%) were prescribed meropenem. Meropenem prescribing is associated with a patient's penicillin allergy record. Given that many penicillin allergy records are incorrect, addressing spurious penicillin allergy labels may reduce meropenem prescribing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 467-470 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Hospital Infection |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
Keywords
- Broad-spectrum antibiotics
- Meropenem
- Penicillin allergy