Electronic Consultation-Driven Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Pregnancy.
We evaluated an electronic consultation (e-consult) pathway for penicillin allergy delabeling in pregnancy in a retrospective cohort of patients referred between November 2022 and December 2024. Obstetric clinicians submitted structured allergy histories to allergists who recommended delabeling or in-person evaluation with skin testing and/or oral challenge. Among 117 patients, 60% were delabeled overall, and 82% completing evaluation were delabeled. Delabeling occurred via history (23%), skin testing (21%), and direct oral challenge (56%), and antibiotic therapy changed in 21% of patients. In multivariable models, private insurance was associated with higher odds of delabeling (OR 3.72, 95% CI 1.55-8.89). Our work supports e-consults for efficient risk stratification and direct oral challenge in low-risk patients.
Authors
- Mildred Kwan
- Shannon Maaske
- Hema Chagarlamudi
- Nonie Arora
- Kim A. Boggess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0527-5743)
- Carolina Alvarez
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/og9.0000000000000205
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00