Penicillin Allergy Evaluation Access: A National Survey

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 31;71(11):2972-2975. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa567.

Abstract

In a study of 121 hospitals from 38 US states, 44% had access to an allergist for inpatient consultations and 39% had access to inpatient penicillin skin testing, indicating that the majority of US hospitals lack sufficient resources to address inpatient penicillin allergies.

Keywords: beta-lactam; hypersensitivity; skin test; testing; workforce.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
  • Drug Hypersensitivity* / diagnosis
  • Drug Hypersensitivity* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Penicillins* / adverse effects
  • Skin Tests

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillins