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Delabelling beta-lactam allergy

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Background: Hypersensitivity to beta-lactam (BL) antibiotics is one of the most frequent reported drug allergies. In our population, it is common to find labels of BL allergy in electronic medical records (EMRs) that have not been assessed. The objective
Gustavo-Jorge Molina-Molina, Diana Rocío Garnica Velandia, Diana Rocío Garnica Velandia, Blanca Andrés-López, Carolina Perales, Laura Marin-Asensio, Yanina Jurgens, Olga Esteso, Carolina Escobar, Xavier Vidal, Xavier Vidal, Lourdes Vendrell, Lourdes Vendrell, Lourdes Vendrell, Laura Gómez-Ganda, Dolores Rodríguez, Eva Montané, Eva Montané, Victoria Cardona, Victoria Cardona, Antònia Agustí, Antònia Agustí   +21 more
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Beta-lactam-associated hypokalemia

Journal of International Medical Research
The aim of this narrative review was to discuss the literature on β-lactam antibiotic-associated hypokalemia, a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disorder.
Muriel-N. Jansen, Wajima Safi, Igor Matyukhin, Friedrich Stasche, Johanna Tennigkeit, Oliver Ritter, Daniel Patschan   +6 more
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Beta-lactam comprehensive allergy management program in a community medical center

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Objective: The Beta-lactam Comprehensive Allergy Management Program (CAMP) was implemented to facilitate complete beta-lactam allergy history documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR) and increase beta-lactam utilization.
Lakhini Vyas, Karan Raja, Susan Morrison, Donald Beggs, Mark S. Attalla, Mitesh Patel, Mona Philips   +6 more
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Image-based dynamic phenotyping reveals genetic determinants of filamentation-mediated beta-lactam tolerance [PDF]

, 2020
Antibiotic tolerance characterized by slow killing of bacteria in response to a drug can lead to treatment failure and promote the emergence of resistance.
Camacho, Rafael, Fauvart, Maarten, Franke, Sabine, Hofkens, Johan, Marchal, Kathleen, Michielsen, Jan, Weytjens, Bram, Wilmaerts, Dorien, Zahir, Taiyeb   +8 more
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Practical guide for evaluation and management of beta-lactam allergy: position statement from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2020
The vast majority of individuals labelled as allergic are not deemed truly allergic upon appropriate assessment by an allergist. A label of beta-lactam allergy carries important risks for individual and public health. This article provides an overview of
Samira Jeimy, Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Elissa M. Abrams, Anne K. Ellis, Lori Connors, Tiffany Wong   +5 more
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Comparative efficacy of azithromycin versus clarithromycin in combination with beta-lactams to treat community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients: a systematic review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Objective The objective was to compare the efficacy of azithromycin and clarithromycin in combination with beta-lactams to treat community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalized adults.
Jumana Al-Salloum, Syed Wasif Gillani, Rana Kamran Mahmood, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam   +3 more
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The Infectious Disease Ontology in the Age of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2021
The Infectious Disease Ontology (IDO) is a suite of interoperable ontology modules that aims to provide coverage of all aspects of the infectious disease domain, including biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.
Babcock, Shane, Beverley, John, Cowell, Lindsay G., Smith, Barry   +3 more
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Synergy Between Beta-Lactams and Lipo-, Glyco-, and Lipoglycopeptides, Is Independent of the Seesaw Effect in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are resistant to beta-lactams, but synergistic activity between beta-lactams and glycopeptides/lipopeptides is common.
Rutan Zhang, Ismael A. Barreras Beltran, Nathaniel K. Ashford, Kelsi Penewit, Adam Waalkes, Elizabeth A. Holmes, Kelly M. Hines, Stephen J. Salipante, Libin Xu, Brian J. Werth   +9 more
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Documenting Penicillin Allergy: The Impact of Inconsistency. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:Allergy documentation is frequently inconsistent and incomplete. The impact of this variability on subsequent treatment is not well described. OBJECTIVE:To determine how allergy documentation affects subsequent antibiotic choice.
Nirav S Shah, Jessica P Ridgway, Natasha Pettit, John Fahrenbach, Ari Robicsek   +4 more
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Beta-Lactamase Repressor BlaI Modulates Staphylococcus aureus Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance and Virulence. [PDF]

, 2015
BlaI is a repressor of BlaZ, the beta-lactamase responsible for penicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Through screening a transposon library in S.
Gallo, Richard L, Haste, Nina M, Kristian, Sascha A, Meharena, Hiruy S, Nizet, Victor, Olson, Joshua, Pence, Morgan A   +6 more
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