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

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background A reported penicillin allergy may compromise receipt of recommended antibiotic prophylaxis intended to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). Most patients with a reported penicillin allergy are not allergic.
K. Blumenthal   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Could Dampening Expression of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae mtrCDE-Encoded Efflux Pump Be a Strategy To Preserve Currently or Resurrect Formerly Used Antibiotics To Treat Gonorrhea?

open access: yesmBio, 2019
Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to every antibiotic introduced for treatment of gonorrhea since 1938, and concern now exists that gonorrheal infections may become refractory to all available antibiotics approved for therapy.
Shaochun Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Column Binding a Real-Time Biosensor for β-lactam Antibiotics Quantification

open access: yesMolecules, 2020
This work aimed to develop accurate, quick, and practical tools for the detection of residues of penicillin G antibiotic in biological and non-biological samples.
Shahla M. Abdullah, Shwan Rachid
doaj   +1 more source

Cefazolin versus anti-staphylococcal penicillins for treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a narrative review [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology and Infection, Wiley, 2017, 2017
Anti-staphylococcal penicillins (ASPs) are recommended as first-line agents in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia. Concerns about their safety profile have contributed to the increased use of cefazolin. The comparative clinical effectiveness and safety profile of cefazolin versus ASPs for such infections remain unclear ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Low-dose penicillin in early life induces long-term changes in murine gut microbiota, brain cytokines and behavior

open access: yesNature Communications, 2017
There is increasing concern about potential long-term effects of antibiotics on children’s health. Epidemiological studies have revealed that early-life antibiotic exposure can increase the risk of developing immune and metabolic diseases, and rodent ...

semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of a pharmacist-led penicillin allergy de-labelling ward round: a novel antimicrobial stewardship intervention.

open access: yesJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2019
BACKGROUND Antibiotic allergy labels (AALs), reported by up to 25% of hospitalized patients, are a significant barrier to appropriate prescribing and a focus of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes. METHODS A prospective audit of a pharmacist-led
M. Devchand   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A New Penicillin? [PDF]

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2020
The spectre of antimicrobial resistance looms very large indeed in the 21st century; the supply of efficacious conventional drugs is short and not guaranteed, for various reasons. It is time to look elsewhere for answers and for protocols which might be used in tandem with our diminishing arsenal in order to protect vital drugs.
openaire   +4 more sources

Clinical outcomes following inpatient penicillin allergy testing: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesAllergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2017
A documented penicillin allergy is associated with increased morbidity including length of hospital stay and an increased incidence of resistant infections attributed to use of broader‐spectrum antibiotics.
K. Sacco   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evolution of Antimicrobial Susceptibility to Penicillin in Invasive Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae during 2007–2021 in Madrid, Spain

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2023
The use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines has affected the epidemiology and distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes causing Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD).
Sara de Miguel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Penicillin and Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Among Pediatric Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

open access: yesInfection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Abel Abera Negash,1,2 Daniel Asrat,2 Workeabeba Abebe,3 Abraham Aseffa,1 Mario Vaneechoutte4 1Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa ...
Negash AA   +4 more
doaj  

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