Adult penicillin allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a practical guide from the National Antibiotic Allergy Network
Penicillin allergy is a significant burden on patient, prescribing and hospital outcomes. There has been increasing interest in the incorporation of penicillin allergy testing (i.e. delabelling) into antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes to reduce the burden of penicillin allergy labels and improve prescribing. In particular, there has been a focus on point-of-care penicillin allergy assessment and direct oral challenge for low-risk phenotypes. The National Antibiotic Allergy Network has provided a guide to assist AMS clinicians with the incorporation of penicillin allergy programmes, in particular direct oral challenge, into Australian hospitals.
Authors
- Elise Mitri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1250-2847)
- Constance H. Katelaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4412-1336)
- Minyon Avent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7228-2834)
- Catherine Frith
- Matthew Rawlins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6525-1084)
- Carolyn Hawkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6300-3773)
- Courtney Ierano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5472-8895)
- Jason A. Trubiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5111-6367)
- Katrina L. Randall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9708-6020)
- Amy Legg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8228-1536)
- David C. M. Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5022-9060)
- Jennifer O'Hern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3899-8956)
- Sonja Janson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7099-7358)
- Brendan McMullan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5144-3416)
- Karin Thursky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-232X)
- Rod James
- Glenn Valoppi
- Kyra Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8826-7137)
- Rory Hannah
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals (AU)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Launceston General Hospital (AU)
- Epworth Hospital (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Fiona Stanley Hospital (AU)
- Lyell McEwin Hospital (AU)
- Canberra Hospital (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- ACT Government (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16543
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.58