Penicillin allergy SHACK: Survey of hospital and community knowledge.

Katherine CollinsKristina RueterMichaela Lucas David SommerfieldAine SommerfieldRamzan Nazim Khan Britta Sylvia von Ungern-Sternberg

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2022)

Overall, knowledge, assessment and management of penicillin allergies among practitioners in Western Australia are currently inadequate in adults and paediatric clinicians to provide safe and effective clinical care. The implementation of a targeted education program for WA health professionals is urgently required and is expected to improve clinician knowledge and aid standardised penicillin assessment (de-labelling) practices.

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