ESCAPE-Allergy: Evaluating screening for children and adolescents with penicillin allergy.

Kobi J Rischin Mona MostaghimArjun RaoBridget SmithTracey A O'BrienJason A TrubianoKatie FrithBrendan Joseph McMullan

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)

This survey evaluated a paediatric-adapted penicillin allergy assessment tool in a tertiary paediatric hospital among multidisciplinary clinician groups. The tool performed well overall and had high safety in identifying immediate hypersensitivity reactions. Further research to support implementation of allergy assessment and delabelling programmes among children is required.

Keyphrases

atopic dermatitis
intensive care unit
emergency department
healthcare
infectious diseases
primary care
quality improvement