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ArticleThe journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG2024

Beta-Lactam Allergy De-labeling in a Pediatric Hospital.

Shawn Meehl, Christina Salathe, Chelsea Cooley, Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, Federico R Laham, Akshita Madala, Mallory Cowart

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Article in The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. An Economic Evaluation of Direct Oral Penicillin Challenge for De-Labelling Low Risk Patients With a Penicillin Allergy Label.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
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Shawn MeehlDepartment of Pharmacy (SM, CS, MC, CC), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Christina SalatheDepartment of Pharmacy (SM, CS, MC, CC), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Chelsea CooleyDepartment of Pharmacy (SM, CS, MC, CC), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Alejandro Jordan-VillegasDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship (FRL, AJ-V), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Federico R LahamDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship (FRL, AJ-V), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Akshita MadalaDepartment of Pediatric Residency Program (AM), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Mallory CowartDepartment of Pharmacy (SM, CS, MC, CC), Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL.
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the ability to de-label pediatric patients of their beta-lactam allergy by using a newly implemented institutional protocol and to identify potential barriers to the de-labeling process.

methodsAll patients with reported allergies to prespecified beta-lactam antibiotics were eligible for a -beta-lactam allergy interview. Following the interview, patients were grouped into 4 risk categories-no risk, low risk, moderate risk, and high risk-and assessed for intervention eligibility. Potential interventions included de-labeling based on the interview alone or proceeding to an oral amoxicillin challenge with or without penicillin allergy skin testing.

resultsOf the 62 patients eligible for beta-lactam allergy interviews, 40% (n = 25) were de-labeled. Among de-labeled patients, 60% (n = 15) were de-labeled on the basis of the interview alone. Additionally, no failures were documented in patients who underwent an oral amoxicillin challenge or penicillin skin testing. Barriers to performing oral amoxicillin challenges or penicillin skin testing included concomitant systemic steroid or antihistamine use, refusal of intervention, and insufficient resources to perform penicillin skin testing.

conclusionsThere was a high frequency of patients de-labeled of their beta-lactam allergies in this study. Increased education to patients, parents, and providers on the de-labeling process, as well as increased personnel available to coordinate and perform de-labeling interventions, may result in more beta-lactam allergy de-labeling.

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de-labelingoral amoxicillin challengepediatricspenicillin allergypenicillin skin testing

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PMID38596425
PMCPMC11001211
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