Barriers to and Facilitators of Delabelling of Antimicrobial Allergies: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who report penicillin allergies may receive alternative antibiotics. Such substitution contributes to antimicrobial resistance, lower treatment efficacy, increased frequency of adverse events, and increased costs. Approximately 90% of individuals who report a penicillin allergy can tolerate a penicillin.

Objective

To identify the barriers to and facilitators of removal by health care workers of inaccurate antimicrobial allergies from patient records, known as delabelling.

Data sources

The MEDLINE database was searched from inception to December 29, 2020.

Study selection and data extraction

Qualitative studies evaluating health care professionals' perceptions of barriers to and/or facilitators of the act of delabelling a patient's antimicrobi

SUBMITTER: Mann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10846797 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature