Negative impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic use in hospitalized patients in Chinese Mainland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Penicillin allergy labels have gained increasing global attention. However, to date, there are no data on the influence of penicillin allergy labels on patients in Chinese mainland.

Methods

This retrospective study reviewed the electronic health record (EHR) of hospitalized patients between June 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019. Patients with a penicillin allergy record were included in the allergy group. Every allergy patient was matched with 4 control patients by using propensity score-based matching to make sure the following were balanced: age, sex, date of admission, and the main diagnosis. We estimated the prevalence of penicillin allergy labels and compared the antibiotic prescription patterns and other clinical outcomes between the 2 groups.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Jiang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9428801 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature