Screening for penicillin allergy in obstetric patients to optimize guideline directed therapy
This study supports the safety of drug allergy testing in obstetric patients. Most patients are appropriate candidates for a direct oral challenge only or PST followed by an oral challenge. Identifying and testing penicillin allergic obstetric patients prior to delivery resulted in an increase in use of first-line guideline-recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for GBS during labor.
Authors
- Donna A. Santillan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6180-9714)
- Kelly M Percival (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-320X)
- Noelle C. Bowdler
- Kayla Godfrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9449-9776)
- Deanna McDanel
- Amy Dowden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2274-0782)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of Iowa Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10033
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39