Impact of penicillin allergy labels on surgical site infections in a large UK cohort of gastrointestinal surgery patients

NK Jones, B Tom, C Simillis, J Bennet… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Studies in the USA, Canada and France have reported higher surgical site
infection (SSI) risk in patients with a penicillin allergy label (PAL). Here, we investigate the …

Impact of a Pharmacist-Conducted Preoperative Beta-Lactam Allergy Assessment on Perioperative Cefazolin Prescribing

AM Hitchcock, WD Kufel… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Cefazolin is guideline recommended for perioperative prophylaxis in
orthopedic surgery. Despite its unique R1 side chain, cefazolin is often avoided in patients …

[PDF][PDF] JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

NK Jones, B Tom, C Simillis, J Bennet… - 2024 - minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au
Background: There is little information on the prevalence and type of antimicrobial
stewardship (AMS) activities that are currently occurring in Australian hospitals. Objectives …

Prevalence of reported penicillin allergy and associations with perioperative complications, length of stay, and cost in patients undergoing elective cancer surgery

NC Grossmann, Y Kersting, A Affentranger… - Antimicrobial …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: Up to 10% of patients report penicillin allergy (PA), although only 1% are truly
affected by Ig-E-mediated allergies. PA has been associated with worse postoperative …