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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 40(12): 1420-1422, 2019 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31566160
RESUMO
In patients with ß-lactam allergies, administration of non-ß-lactam surgical prophylaxis is associated with increased risk of infection. Although many patients self-report ß-lactam allergies, most are unconfirmed or mislabeled. A quality improvement process, utilizing a structured ß-lactam allergy tool, was implemented to improve the utilization of preferred ß-lactam surgical prophylaxis.