Morbidity in Pregnant Women Associated with Unverified Penicillin Allergies, Antibiotic Use, and Group B Streptococcus Infections.

CONCLUSIONS: Unverified penicillin allergy is associated with more hospital utilization and additional morbidity. Penicillin allergy testing of pregnant women with a history of penicillin allergy may help reduce these unwanted outcomes. PMID: 28333608 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Permanente journal - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Perm J Source Type: research