Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5647243 | The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Penicillin allergy testing, primarily done in the setting of an outpatient Allergy consultation, was associated with significantly less health care utilization during 3.6+ years of follow-up and greater use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics. Penicillin allergy testing has a favorable cost-benefit ratio for the incremental cost of testing versus future health care utilization and improves antibiotic stewardship.
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Authors
Eric MD, MS, Yu-Hsiang MS, PhD,