Efficacy and Value of Antibiotic Allergy Evaluations in a Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Population

TL;DR

The study shows that evaluating antibiotic allergies in pediatric organ transplant patients is safe, effective, and economically beneficial.

Contribution

The novel contribution is demonstrating the safety and economic value of antibiotic allergy evaluations in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients.

Findings

Antibiotic allergy evaluations can be safely performed in pediatric solid organ transplant patients.

Sulfonamide allergy delabeling was found to have positive economic value.

Abstract

Antibiotic allergies can complicate the treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial infections in the pediatric solid organ transplant population. This single-center retrospective study revealed that antibiotic allergy evaluations and testing could safely and effectively be performed in this population group, with a positive economic value associated with sulfonamide allergy delabeling.

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