Investigating the impact of a β-lactam allergy label on preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis administration.
Cynthia T NguyenKerilyn PetrucciEllen DailyAmanda M BrownNatasha N PettitJennifer PisanoPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
Patients with a BLA were more likely to receive inappropriate preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, attributed to misinterpretation of BLA labels and antibiotic omissions. Optimizing antibiotic prophylaxis among patients with BLAs remains an area of opportunity to prevent SSIs.