Potential Negative Effects of Antimicrobial Allergy Labelling on Patient Care: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial allergy labels, either self-reported or placed in a patient's medical record, are common, but in many cases they are not associated with a true immunoglobulin E-mediated allergic response.

Objective

To assess the impact of antimicrobial allergy labels on antimicrobial prescribing, resource utilization, and clinical outcomes.

Data sources

The MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus electronic databases were searched for the period 1990 to January 2016.

Study selection

Controlled studies with the objective of assessing antimicrobial prescribing, resource utilization, and/or clinical outcomes associated with antimicrobial allergy labels were included.

Results

The search identified 560 unique citations, of which 7 articles met the inclus

SUBMITTER: Wu JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842048 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature