Impact of a Documented Penicillin Allergy on Antibiotic Selection in Pediatric Patients With Osteomyelitis

Caitlin Naureckas Li; Katherine Herman; Ramy Yim; Mari M. Nakamura; Esther Chu; Jayme L. Wilder; Maria Alfieri; Benjamin Ethier; Brittany Esty

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Impact of a Documented Penicillin Allergy on Antibiotic Selection in Pediatric Patients With Osteomyelitis

Caitlin Naureckas Li, Katherine Herman, Ramy Yim, Mari M. Nakamura, Esther Chu, Jayme L. Wilder, Maria Alfieri, Benjamin Ethier, Brittany Esty

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Penicillin allergy labels are common in hospitalized patients, and there is a frequent misconception that these patients cannot receive cephalosporins. Through retrospective review, we found that patients with reported penicillin allergies were significantly less likely to receive first-line therapy for acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e140-e142
Journal	The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003863
State	Published - May 1 2023

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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