Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing patterns for surgical prophylaxis before and after an educational campaign about penicillin allergies: a single-center, retrospective study

• Main Authors: Megan Backus (Author), Marianne Romanos (Author), Anthony Wasielewski (Author), Natalie Paz (Author), Timothy P. Gauthier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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After an educational campaign about reasonable use of cefazolin for surgical prophylaxis, optimal preoperative antibiotic regimen utilization increased from 52% to 67% (P = 0.011). Education to physicians on penicillin allergies may contribute to meaningful increases in use of optimal antibiotics wh...