Rising to the Challenge: An ID Provider-Led Initiative to Address Penicillin Allergy Labels at a Large Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Reuben J ArasaratnamJessica M GuastadisegniMarcus A KoumaDaniel MaxwellLinda YangDonald F StoreyPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
An infectious diseases provider-led initiative resulted in penicillin allergy label removal in more than one third of inpatients evaluated using direct removal or oral amoxicillin challenge. Efforts focused on patients who had been admitted for infections were particularly successful.