Safety of Cefazolin in Pregnant Patients with Documented Penicillin Allergy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
No patients with a documented history of anaphylaxis to penicillin experienced an allergic adverse event upon receiving cefazolin. Cefazolin was safely given to pregnant people with a history of penicillin allergy.
Authors
- Chelsea Elwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2196-1348)
- Caitlin Chew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-0137)
- Roxane Carr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-1249)
- Vanessa Paquette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-9284)
Institutions
- Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (CA)
- Women's Health Research Institute (CA)
- B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.3774
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00