Adult penicillin allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a

Internal medicine journal · Nov 2024

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Adult penicillin allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a practical guide from the National Antibiotic Allergy Network.

Penicillin allergy is a significant burden on patient, prescribing and hospital outcomes. There has been increasing interest in the incorporation of penicillin allergy testing (i.e. delabelling) into antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes to reduce the burden of penicillin allergy labels and improve prescribing. In particular, there has been a focus on point-of-care penicillin allergy assessment and direct oral challenge for low-risk phenotypes. The National Antibiotic Allergy Network has provided a guide to assist AMS clinicians with the incorporation of penicillin allergy programmes, in particular direct oral challenge, into Australian hospitals.

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- Rory Hannah, Elise Mitri, Constance H Katelaris, Jennifer O'Hern, Minyon Avent, Glenn Valoppi, Matthew Rawlins, Catherine Frith, Brendan McMullan, David Kong, Kyra Chua, Amy Legg, Rod James, Sonja Janson, Carolyn Hawkins, Katrina Randall, Courtney Ierano, Karin Thursky, and Jason A Trubiano.
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Division of Medicine, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- Intern Med J. 2024 Nov 1; 54 (11): 188318931883-1893.
AbstractPenicillin allergy is a significant burden on patient, prescribing and hospital outcomes. There has been increasing interest in the incorporation of penicillin allergy testing (i.e. delabelling) into antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes to reduce the burden of penicillin allergy labels and improve prescribing. In particular, there has been a focus on point-of-care penicillin allergy assessment and direct oral challenge for low-risk phenotypes. The National Antibiotic Allergy Network has provided a guide to assist AMS clinicians with the incorporation of penicillin allergy programmes, in particular direct oral challenge, into Australian hospitals.© 2024 The Author(s). Internal Medicine Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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