The Quality and Management of Penicillin Allergy Labels in Pediatric Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Penicillin allergy labels are the most common drug allergy label. The objective of this study was to describe the quality and management of penicillin allergy labels in the pediatric primary care setting.

Methods

Retrospective chart review of 500 of 18 015 children with penicillin allergy labels born from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2020 randomly selected from an outpatient birth cohort from Texas Children's Pediatrics and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia networks. Penicillin allergy risk classification ("not allergy," "low risk," "moderate or high risk," "severe risk," "unable to classify") was determined based on documentation within (1) the allergy tab and (2) electronic healthcare notes. Outcomes of allergy referrals and penicillin re-exposur

SUBMITTER: Taylor MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature