Oral amoxicillin challenges for low-risk penicillin-allergic patients at a large Veterans Affairs facility: a retrospective feasibility analysis

• Main Authors: Jessica M. Guastadisegni (Author), Misozi K. Kolala (Author), Jazmyn M. Criss (Author), Marcus A. Kouma (Author), Donald F. Storey (Author), Reuben J. Arasaratnam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We retrospectively reviewed the records of 136 veterans with a penicillin allergy label during a quality improvement initiative. We identified 82 inpatients eligible for removal of penicillin allergy by oral amoxicillin challenge, including 40 out of 82 (48%) still eligible after accounting for othe...