The impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic and health care use in primary care: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suspected penicillin allergy (Pen-A) is often not verified by diagnostic testing. In third line penicillin allergy labels were associated with prescription of broad spectrum antibiotics, hospital stay duration and readmission.

Objective

Assess the impact of Pen-A labels on antibiotic and health care use in primary care.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted in primary care in the Utrecht area, the Netherlands. All patients registered with a penicillin allergy on 31 December 2013 were selected from the General Practitioner Network database. Each patient with a Pen-A label was matched for age, gender, follow-up period with three patients without Pen-A label. Risk (OR) of receiving a reserve and second choice antibiotic, number and type of antibio

SUBMITTER: Su T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461748 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature