Rationalizing antibiotic prescribing for bacterial pneumonia in patients with reported penicillin allergy—a qualitative study
Locally adapted approaches can be taken to appropriately label and delabel penicillin allergy, optimizing treatment and outcomes for patients with pneumonia and other common infectious diseases. We found that in an Asian urban context, role models and guidelines have been helping junior doctors make appropriate prescription decisions. More resources may be channelled into delabelling penicillin allergy to optimize patient outcomes.
Authors
- Xer Min Nicole Lau
- Yin Mo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0216-9550)
- Paul Anantharajah Tambyah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-771X)
- Xuan Zhu
- D S Sidhu
- Jia Wei Bay
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (TH)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf035
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00