Challenges and opportunities related to penicillin allergy in the Veterans Health Administration: a narrative review

• Main Authors: Marcus A. Kouma (Author), Jessica M. Guastadisegni (Author), Linda Yang (Author), Daniel N. Maxwell (Author), Donald F. Storey (Author), Reuben J. Arasaratnam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The presence of a penicillin allergy label in a patient's medical chart is associated with negative clinical and economic outcomes. Given that less than 10% of reported reactions are truly immunoglobulin E-mediated, removal of unverified penicillin allergy labels is a public health priority and...