Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2024)

Oral amoxicillin challenges for low-risk penicillin-allergic patients at a large Veterans Affairs facility: a retrospective feasibility analysis

  • Jessica M. Guastadisegni,
  • Misozi K. Kolala,
  • Jazmyn M. Criss,
  • Marcus A. Kouma,
  • Donald F. Storey,
  • Reuben J. Arasaratnam

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.532
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4

Abstract

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We retrospectively reviewed the records of 136 veterans with a penicillin allergy label during a quality improvement initiative. We identified 82 inpatients eligible for removal of penicillin allergy by oral amoxicillin challenge, including 40 out of 82 (48%) still eligible after accounting for other limiting factors.