Assessing the rationale of prescribing carbapenems among hospitalized patients with documented penicillin allergy: implications for stewardship

• Main Authors: Anne-Valérie Bu (Author), Jeanne Fasel (Author), Delia Halbeisen (Author), Karin Hartmann (Author), Maja Weisser-Rohacek (Author), Carole Kaufmann (Author), Sarah Tschudin-Sutter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: A reported history of penicillin allergy frequently leads to the prescription of carbapenems as a substitute for penicillin to avoid allergic reactions. Such self-reported allergies need to be accurately characterized to identify targeted antibiotic stewardship interventions tha...