改善住院儿科对β-乳糖素过敏的脱标:一种质量改善研究

Jacqueline Wong1,2,3, Adelle Atkinson4,5, Kathryn Timberlake6

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada wongj37@mcmaster.ca.

概括

一个新的抗菌药物管理计划成功地使用口服诱导试验 (OPT) 在儿科患者中取消了β-乳酸过敏的标签. 这种方法是可行的和安全的,改善了住院患者的抗生素选择.

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