https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/penicilin-diagnoses-fake-bc-9.6971679

“..tool for health-care professionals to assess and identify if patients who think they have a #penicillinallergy… about 10 per cent of people report having an allergy to penicillin — but fewer than one per cent actually have a true allergy. “

B.C. allergist working to combat false penicillin allergy diagnoses | CBC News

Dr. Tiffany Wong, co-lead of a penicillin de-labelling project, has developed a tool for health-care professionals to assess and identify if patients who think they have a penicillin allergy are actually at low risk of having one. 

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Is penicillin allergy de-labelling about to find its place in UK antimicrobial stewardship strategy? | RCP Journals
https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/23/1/76
#microbiology #penicillinallergy #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #antimicrobialstewardship #AMR
Is penicillin allergy de-labelling about to find its place in UK antimicrobial stewardship strategy?

Penicillin allergy records are common, often incorrect and limit antibiotic treatment options for patients.[1][1] Moreover, there are several patient and health system harms associated with penicillin allergy records, which include increased length of hospitalisation, higher rates of ICU admission

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