Prevalence Of Documented Penicillin Allergy In A Tertiary Care Center
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Approach to Penicillin Allergy – A Survey
Individual approaches to the diagnosis and management of penicillin allergy are practiced by clinicians. This cross-sectional survey of physicians was aimed at exploring their ways of dealing with diagnosis and management of penicillin G allergy. Of the 235 respondents, 63% believed patients’ self-reported history of penicillin allergy and avoided using penic...
متن کاملA Three-Year Experience of Medical Thoracoscopy at A Tertiary Care Center of Himalayan Region
Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating pleural diseases. Despite its proven role in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, it is infrequently used, which could be because of cost of equipment and lack of training. We analyzed our initial 3 years record of thoracoscopy at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care center in Hi...
متن کاملIn-Hospital Elderly Mortality in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Care Center
Introduction: The elderly represent a significant proportion of the populace and their mortality index is of public health significance. With dearth of vital registration, in-hospital based studies remains a desirable alternative. This study hopes to determine the epidemiologic pattern of elderly mortality with respect to sex, age, date and cause of death. Methods: This is descriptive retrosp...
متن کاملPrevalence of penicillin allergy in adults with peritonsillar abscess.
We noticed a seemingly high prevalence of penicillin allergy in patients who had been diagnosed with peritonsillar abscess (PTA) at our institution. To formally investigate this observation, we reviewed the emergency room (ER) records of 118 patients who had presented between Jan. 1, 1995, and Dec. 31, 1999, with suspected PTA. A diagnosis of PTA was confirmed by the presence of pus on incision...
متن کاملNeonatal Urinary Tract Infection in a Tertiary Care Center in Amman, Jordan
Background: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of neonatal urinary tract infection (UTI), demographics, and clinical characteristics in a single referral tertiary neonatal intensive care unit.Methods: The medical records of 118 neonates diagnosed with neonatal UTI were reviewed over a 7-year period.Results: The prevalence of neonatal UTI was 1.5%. The male to femal...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.139