NDLI: De-labelling penicillin allergy in acutely hospitalized patients: a pilot study

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Author	Steenvoorden, Linde Bjoernestad, Erik Oeglaend Kvesetmoen, Thor-Agne Gulsvik, Anne Kristine
Abstract	Background Penicillin allergy prevalence is internationally reported to be around 10%. However, the majority of patients who report a penicillin allergy do not have a clinically significant hypersensitivity. Few patients undergo evaluation, which leads to overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The objective of this study was to monitor prevalence and implement screening and testing of hospitalized patients. Methods All patients admitted to the medical department in a local hospital in Oslo, Norway, with a self-reported penicillin allergy were screened using an interview algorithm to categorize the reported allergy as high-risk or low-risk. Patients with a history of low-risk allergy underwent a direct graded oral amoxicillin challenge to verify absence of a true IgE-type allergy. Results 257 of 5529 inpatients (4.6%) reported a penicillin allergy. 191 (74%) of these patients underwent screening, of which 86 (45%) had an allergy categorized as low-risk. 54 (63%) of the low-risk patients consented to an oral test. 98% of these did not have an immediate reaction to the amoxicillin challenge, and their penicillin allergy label could thus be removed. 42% of the patients under treatment with antibiotics during inclusion could switch to treatment with penicillins immediately after testing, in line with the national recommendations for antibiotic use. Conclusions The prevalence of self-reported penicillin allergy was lower in this Norwegian population, than reported in other studies. Screening and testing of hospitalized patients with self-reported penicillin allergy is a feasible and easy measure to de-label a large proportion of patients, resulting in immediate clinical and environmental benefit. Our findings suggest that non-allergist physicians can safely undertake clinically impactful allergy evaluations.
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ISSN	14712334
DOI	10.1186/s12879-021-06794-1
Journal	BMC Infectious Diseases
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	21
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2021-10-20
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Infectious Diseases Parasitology Medical Microbiology Tropical Medicine Internal Medicine Penicillin allergy Antibiotic stewardship Direct oral challenge De-labelling
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Subject	Infectious Diseases
Journal Impact Factor	3.4/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.3/2023

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