Palmetto Health ASST (PHASST) published Impact of Penicillin Allergy on Empirical Carbapenem Use in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: An Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunity.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
Retrospective matched cohort study evaluating association between penicillin allergy and empirical carbapenem use in gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSI) and utility of antimicrobial stewardship interventions in reducing carbapenem utilization.