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    Blumenthal, Kimberly G; Li, Yu; Hsu, Joyce T; Wolfson, Anna R; Berkowitz, David N; Carballo, Victoria A; Schwartz, Jesse M; Marquis, Kathleen A; Elshaboury, Ramy; Gandhi, Ronak G; Lambl, Barbara B; Freeley, Monique M; Gruszecki, Alana; Wickner, Paige G; Shenoy, Erica S

    Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 05/2019, Letnik: 40, Številka: 5
    Journal Article

    To assess the safety of, and subsequent allergy documentation associated with, an antimicrobial stewardship intervention consisting of test-dose challenge procedures prompted by an electronic guideline for hospitalized patients with reported β-lactam allergies. Retrospective cohort study. Large healthcare system consisting of 2 academic and 3 community acute-care hospitals between April 2016 and December 2017. We evaluated β-lactam antibiotic test-dose outcomes, including adverse drug reactions (ADRs), hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs), and electronic health record (EHR) allergy record updates. HSR predictors were examined using a multivariable logistic regression model. Modification of the EHR allergy record after test doses considered relevant allergy entries added, deleted, and/or specified. We identified 1,046 test-doses: 809 (77%) to cephalosporins, 148 (14%) to penicillins, and 89 (9%) to carbapenems. Overall, 78 patients (7.5%; 95% confidence interval CI, 5.9%-9.2%) had signs or symptoms of an ADR, and 40 (3.8%; 95% CI, 2.8%-5.2%) had confirmed HSRs. Most HSRs occurred at the second (ie, full-dose) step (68%) and required no treatment beyond drug discontinuation (58%); 3 HSR patients were treated with intramuscular epinephrine. Reported cephalosporin allergy history was associated with an increased odds of HSR (odds ratio OR, 2.96; 95% CI, 1.34-6.58). Allergies were updated for 474 patients (45%), with records specified (82%), deleted (16%), and added (8%). This antimicrobial stewardship intervention using β-lactam test-dose procedures was safe. Overall, 3.8% of patients with β-lactam allergy histories had an HSR; cephalosporin allergy histories conferred a 3-fold increased risk. Encouraging EHR documentation might improve this safe, effective, and practical acute-care antibiotic stewardship tool.