Aim To examine existing published literature regarding nurses and antimicrobial
stewardship, and their potential role and contribution, to identify what is known, to evaluate …

Background Penicillin allergy is the most commonly reported drug allergy in the US. Despite
evidence demonstrating that up to 90% of labels are incorrect, scalable interventions are not …

Background Patients who report penicillin allergies may receive alternative antibiotics. Such
substitution contributes to antimicrobial resistance, lower treatment efficacy, increased …

Background Unconfirmed penicillin allergies are common and may contribute to adverse
outcomes, especially in frail older patients. Evidence-based clinical pathways for evaluating …

Objectives To develop a behavioural intervention package to support clinicians and patients
to amend incorrect penicillin allergy records in general practice. The intervention aimed …

Background Penicillin allergy is self-reported by 3–10% of patients admitted to hospital. The
label is wrong in 90% of the cases and has severe health implications. Penicillin-delabeling …

Objective To assess the characteristics, risk factors and clinical impact of penicillin and other
antibiotic allergies labels in general practice in the UK. Design Population-based cohort …

Background There is a lack of understanding of the barriers reported by healthcare
providers when evaluating beta-lactam allergies, but knowledge of these barriers is required …

Background Penicillin allergy delabelling (PAD), the process of evaluating penicillin allergy
labels, is a key target in antibiotic stewardship, but uptake of the procedure outside clinical …

Background/purpose Cephalosporins are considered safe and first-line prophylaxis in
children with non-severe penicillin allergies. However, use of second-line agents is common …