An interdisciplinary student-led multifaceted intervention addressing overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients with penicillin allergies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though 15% of hospitalized patients have a documented penicillin (PCN) allergy, fewer than 1% have an IgE-mediated reaction that necessitates avoidance of β-lactam antibiotics.

Objective

Our interdisciplinary team of medical and nursing students led and executed a two-pronged quality improvement intervention to reduce prescribing of non-β-lactam antibiotics (NBLs) for patients with reported PCN allergies. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first multidisciplinary student-led intervention aimed at educating providers on low-risk penicillin allergy and encouraging best antibiotic prescribing practices.

Design and participants

The intervention took place from June 2021 to February 2022. We developed and provided clinician education modules, including pe

SUBMITTER: Banashefski B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature