The Impact of a Reported Penicillin Allergy on Surgical Site Infection Risk

2017447 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Kimberly G. Blumenthal · Harvard University

Erin Ryan · Massachusetts General Hospital

Yu Li · Massachusetts General Hospital

Hang Lee · Harvard University

James L. Kuhlen · University of South Carolina

Erica S. Shenoy · Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract

Patients with a reported penicillin allergy had a 50% increased odds of SSI, attributable to the receipt of second-line perioperative antibiotics. Clarification of penicillin allergies as part of routine preoperative care may decrease SSI risk.

Topics & Keywords

Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Surgical site infection prevention Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 66, Issue 3, pp. 329-336

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix794

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