Titre : Pénicillines

Pénicillines : Questions médicales fréquentes

Questions fréquentes et termes MeSH associés

Diagnostic 5

#1

Comment diagnostiquer une infection bactérienne ?

Un diagnostic se fait par des tests de culture et des analyses sanguines.
Infections bactériennes Diagnostic médical
#2

Quels tests sont utilisés pour détecter la résistance aux pénicillines ?

Des tests de sensibilité aux antibiotiques sont réalisés sur des échantillons bactériens.
Résistance aux antibiotiques Tests de sensibilité
#3

Quels symptômes indiquent une infection nécessitant des pénicillines ?

Fièvre, douleur, rougeur et gonflement peuvent indiquer une infection bactérienne.
Symptômes Infections bactériennes
#4

Comment évaluer l'efficacité d'un traitement par pénicillines ?

L'efficacité est évaluée par l'amélioration des symptômes et des tests de suivi.
Efficacité du traitement Suivi médical
#5

Quels examens sont nécessaires avant de prescrire des pénicillines ?

Des antécédents médicaux et des tests d'allergie sont souvent requis.
Antécédents médicaux Allergies

Symptômes 5

#1

Quels sont les effets secondaires courants des pénicillines ?

Les effets secondaires incluent des éruptions cutanées, des nausées et des diarrhées.
Effets secondaires Pénicillines
#2

Comment reconnaître une allergie aux pénicillines ?

Des symptômes comme des démangeaisons, un gonflement ou des difficultés respiratoires peuvent survenir.
Allergies Réactions indésirables
#3

Les pénicillines provoquent-elles des douleurs abdominales ?

Oui, des douleurs abdominales peuvent survenir, souvent liées à des troubles digestifs.
Douleurs abdominales Troubles digestifs
#4

Quels signes indiquent une surinfection pendant un traitement ?

Fièvre persistante, écoulement purulent ou aggravation des symptômes peuvent indiquer une surinfection.
Surinfection Symptômes
#5

Les pénicillines peuvent-elles causer des troubles neurologiques ?

Des troubles neurologiques sont rares mais peuvent inclure des convulsions dans certains cas.
Troubles neurologiques Effets secondaires

Prévention 5

#1

Comment prévenir les infections nécessitant des pénicillines ?

Maintenir une bonne hygiène, se faire vacciner et éviter le contact avec des malades.
Prévention des infections Hygiène
#2

Les antibiotiques préventifs sont-ils recommandés ?

Ils peuvent être prescrits dans certains cas, comme avant une chirurgie dentaire.
Antibiotiques préventifs Chirurgie dentaire
#3

Quelles mesures d'hygiène sont efficaces ?

Se laver les mains régulièrement et désinfecter les surfaces sont des mesures efficaces.
Hygiène Prévention des infections
#4

Les vaccinations aident-elles à réduire les infections ?

Oui, certaines vaccinations peuvent prévenir des infections bactériennes spécifiques.
Vaccinations Prévention des infections
#5

Comment éviter la résistance aux antibiotiques ?

Utiliser les antibiotiques uniquement lorsque nécessaire et suivre les prescriptions médicales.
Résistance aux antibiotiques Utilisation des antibiotiques

Traitements 5

#1

Comment les pénicillines sont-elles administrées ?

Elles peuvent être administrées par voie orale, intraveineuse ou intramusculaire.
Administration des médicaments Pénicillines
#2

Quelles infections sont traitées par pénicillines ?

Elles traitent des infections comme la pneumonie, l'otite et les infections cutanées.
Infections Pénicillines
#3

Quelle est la durée typique d'un traitement par pénicillines ?

La durée varie, mais elle est généralement de 7 à 14 jours selon l'infection.
Durée du traitement Pénicillines
#4

Peut-on combiner les pénicillines avec d'autres antibiotiques ?

Oui, mais cela doit être fait sous supervision médicale pour éviter les interactions.
Antibiotiques Interactions médicamenteuses
#5

Les pénicillines sont-elles efficaces contre les virus ?

Non, les pénicillines ne sont efficaces que contre les infections bactériennes, pas virales.
Infections virales Efficacité des antibiotiques

Complications 5

#1

Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec les pénicillines ?

Des complications incluent des réactions allergiques graves et des infections secondaires.
Complications Réactions allergiques
#2

Les pénicillines peuvent-elles causer des troubles hépatiques ?

Des troubles hépatiques sont rares mais peuvent survenir, nécessitant un suivi médical.
Troubles hépatiques Effets secondaires
#3

Comment gérer une réaction allergique aux pénicillines ?

Cesser immédiatement le traitement et consulter un médecin pour un traitement approprié.
Réaction allergique Gestion des effets secondaires
#4

Les pénicillines peuvent-elles entraîner des surinfections ?

Oui, elles peuvent perturber la flore bactérienne et entraîner des surinfections.
Surinfections Flore bactérienne
#5

Quels sont les risques d'une surdose de pénicillines ?

Une surdose peut provoquer des effets toxiques, notamment des troubles neurologiques.
Surdose Effets toxiques

Facteurs de risque 5

#1

Qui est à risque d'allergie aux pénicillines ?

Les personnes ayant des antécédents d'allergies médicamenteuses sont plus à risque.
Allergies Facteurs de risque
#2

Les personnes âgées sont-elles plus sensibles aux pénicillines ?

Oui, elles peuvent avoir une sensibilité accrue et un risque d'effets secondaires.
Personnes âgées Sensibilité aux médicaments
#3

Quels facteurs augmentent le risque de résistance aux pénicillines ?

L'utilisation excessive ou inappropriée d'antibiotiques augmente le risque de résistance.
Résistance aux antibiotiques Utilisation des antibiotiques
#4

Les maladies chroniques influencent-elles l'efficacité des pénicillines ?

Oui, certaines maladies chroniques peuvent réduire l'efficacité des antibiotiques.
Maladies chroniques Efficacité des antibiotiques
#5

Les antécédents familiaux d'allergies augmentent-ils le risque ?

Oui, un historique familial d'allergies peut augmenter le risque d'allergie aux pénicillines.
Antécédents familiaux Allergies
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examens sont nécessaires avant de prescrire des pénicillines ?", "position": 5, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Des antécédents médicaux et des tests d'allergie sont souvent requis." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels sont les effets secondaires courants des pénicillines ?", "position": 6, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les effets secondaires incluent des éruptions cutanées, des nausées et des diarrhées." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment reconnaître une allergie aux pénicillines ?", "position": 7, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Des symptômes comme des démangeaisons, un gonflement ou des difficultés respiratoires peuvent survenir." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les pénicillines provoquent-elles des douleurs abdominales ?", "position": 8, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, des douleurs abdominales peuvent survenir, souvent liées à des troubles digestifs." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": 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"@type": "Question", "name": "Quelles mesures d'hygiène sont efficaces ?", "position": 13, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Se laver les mains régulièrement et désinfecter les surfaces sont des mesures efficaces." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les vaccinations aident-elles à réduire les infections ?", "position": 14, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, certaines vaccinations peuvent prévenir des infections bactériennes spécifiques." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment éviter la résistance aux antibiotiques ?", "position": 15, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Utiliser les antibiotiques uniquement lorsque nécessaire et suivre les prescriptions médicales." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment les pénicillines sont-elles administrées ?", "position": 16, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Elles peuvent être administrées par voie orale, intraveineuse ou intramusculaire." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quelles infections sont traitées par pénicillines ?", "position": 17, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Elles traitent des infections comme la pneumonie, l'otite et les infections cutanées." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quelle est la durée typique d'un traitement par pénicillines ?", "position": 18, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "La durée varie, mais elle est généralement de 7 à 14 jours selon l'infection." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Peut-on combiner les pénicillines avec d'autres antibiotiques ?", "position": 19, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, mais cela doit être fait sous supervision médicale pour éviter les interactions." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les pénicillines sont-elles efficaces contre les virus ?", "position": 20, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Non, les pénicillines ne sont efficaces que contre les infections bactériennes, pas virales." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec les pénicillines ?", "position": 21, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Des complications incluent des réactions allergiques graves et des infections secondaires." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les pénicillines peuvent-elles causer des troubles hépatiques ?", "position": 22, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Des troubles hépatiques sont rares mais peuvent survenir, nécessitant un suivi médical." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment gérer une réaction allergique aux pénicillines ?", "position": 23, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Cesser immédiatement le traitement et consulter un médecin pour un traitement approprié." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les pénicillines peuvent-elles entraîner des surinfections ?", "position": 24, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, elles peuvent perturber la flore bactérienne et entraîner des surinfections." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels sont les risques d'une surdose de pénicillines ?", "position": 25, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Une surdose peut provoquer des effets toxiques, notamment des troubles neurologiques." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Qui est à risque d'allergie aux pénicillines ?", "position": 26, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les personnes ayant des antécédents d'allergies médicamenteuses sont plus à risque." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les personnes âgées sont-elles plus sensibles aux pénicillines ?", "position": 27, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, elles peuvent avoir une sensibilité accrue et un risque d'effets secondaires." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels facteurs augmentent le risque de résistance aux pénicillines ?", "position": 28, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "L'utilisation excessive ou inappropriée d'antibiotiques augmente le risque de résistance." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les maladies chroniques influencent-elles l'efficacité des pénicillines ?", "position": 29, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, certaines maladies chroniques peuvent réduire l'efficacité des antibiotiques." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les antécédents familiaux d'allergies augmentent-ils le risque ?", "position": 30, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, un historique familial d'allergies peut augmenter le risque d'allergie aux pénicillines." } } ] } ] }
Dr Olivier Menir

Contenu validé par Dr Olivier Menir

Expert en Médecine, Optimisation des Parcours de Soins et Révision Médicale


Validation scientifique effectuée le 18/04/2026

Contenu vérifié selon les dernières recommandations médicales

Sous-catégories

27 au total
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Mécillinam

Amdinocillin D000560 - D03.633.100.300.750.124
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Ciclacilline

Cyclacillin D003493 - D03.633.100.300.750.249
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Méticilline

Methicillin D008712 - D03.633.100.300.750.500
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Nafcilline

Nafcillin D009254 - D03.633.100.300.750.562
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Oxacilline

Oxacillin D010068 - D03.633.100.300.750.625
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Acide pénicillanique

Penicillanic Acid D010397 - D03.633.100.300.750.687
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Benzylpénicilline

Penicillin G D010400 - D03.633.100.300.750.750
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Phénoxyméthylpénicilline

Penicillin V D010404 - D03.633.100.300.750.781
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Sulbactam

Sulbactam D013407 - D03.633.100.300.750.812
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Ticarcilline

Ticarcillin D013982 - D03.633.100.300.750.875
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Pivmécillinam

Amdinocillin Pivoxil D000561 - D03.633.100.300.750.124.036
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Cloxacilline

Cloxacillin D003023 - D03.633.100.300.750.625.150
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Tazobactam

Tazobactam D000078142 - D03.633.100.300.750.687.750
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Ampicilline

Ampicillin D000667 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050
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Carbénicilline

Carbenicillin D002228 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.170
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Benzathine benzylpénicilline

Penicillin G Benzathine D010401 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.685
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Benzylpénicilline procaïne

Penicillin G Procaine D010402 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.695
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Sulbénicilline

Sulbenicillin D013408 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.875
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Dicloxacilline

Dicloxacillin D004009 - D03.633.100.300.750.625.150.205
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Flucloxacilline

Floxacillin D005436 - D03.633.100.300.750.625.150.250
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Amoxicilline

Amoxicillin D000658 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050.050
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Azlocilline

Azlocillin D001390 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050.075
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Mezlocilline

Mezlocillin D008802 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050.500
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Pipéracilline

Piperacillin D010878 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050.650
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Pivampicilline

Pivampicillin D010917 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050.700
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Talampicilline

Talampicillin D013626 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.050.900
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Carfécilline

Carfecillin D002323 - D03.633.100.300.750.750.170.200

Auteurs principaux

Kimberly G Blumenthal

4 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

E V Sherstneva

4 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, Russia, lena_scherstneva@mail.ru.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Miguel Park

3 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Division of Allergic Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Jason A Trubiano

3 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria 3000, Australia; The National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Taylor A Banks

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Division of Allergy/Immunology, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD.

None None

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), Milwaukee, Wis.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Norio Ohmagari

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Alexander F Wrynn

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Alexander F. Wrynn is an infectious diseases nurse practitioner at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Allison Ramsey

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY, United States.
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, United States.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Stephanie L Mitchell

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Daniel B Kearns

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Erin E Carlson

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Departments of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  • Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Lene Heise Garvey

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Lene.Heise.Garvey@regionh.dk.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Estelle A Green

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine University Park, 1850 East Park Avenue, State College, PA 16803, USA.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Kelan Fogarty

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine University Park, 1850 East Park Avenue, State College, PA 16803, USA.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Faoud T Ishmael

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine University Park, 1850 East Park Avenue, State College, PA 16803, USA; Mount Nittany Health, 1850 East Park Avenue, State College, PA 16803, USA. Electronic address: faoud.ishmael@mountnittany.org.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Erica S Shenoy

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Eric Macy

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Department of Allergy, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, San Diego Medical Center.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Cosby A Stone

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Elizabeth J Phillips

2 publications dans cette catégorie

Affiliations :
  • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Institute for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
Publications dans "Pénicillines" :

Sources (317 au total)

A systematic review of the role of penicillin versus penicillin plus metronidazole in the management of peritonsillar abscess.

Peritonsillar abscess is a localised infection in the peritonsillar space. Pus from the abscess can contain anaerobes. Many clinicians prescribe metronidazole in addition to penicillin, but evidence t... A systematic review was conducted of the literature and databases including Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, PubMed and Cochrane library. Search terms included all variations of peritonsillar abscess, penic... Three randomised, control trials were included. All studies assessed the clinical outcomes after treatment for peritonsillar abscess, including recurrence rate, length of hospital stay and symptom imp... Evidence does not support the addition of metronidazole in first-line management of peritonsillar abscess. Further trials to establish optimum dose and duration schedules of oral phenoxymethylpenicill...

Delabeling of Penicillin Allergy: Room for Improvement.

Penicillin allergy labels have been shown to be associated with suboptimal treatment, negative health outcomes, and increased antibiotic resistance. Many inpatients claim to have penicillin allergy, b... The purpose of the study was to investigate the proportion of patients with a penicillin allergy label in a Danish hospital and to classify patients according to the risk of having penicillin allergy ... For 22 days, inpatients with penicillin allergy labels were interviewed, had their dispensed penicillin prescriptions examined, and were subsequently categorized into risk groups based on the risk eva... In total, 260 patients had a penicillin allergy label (10% of the inpatients). Out of 151 included patients, 25 were "no risk" patients (17%), who could potentially have their penicillin allergy label... Ten percent of inpatients have a penicillin allergy label in a Danish hospital. 17% of these could potentially have their penicillin allergy label removed without allergy testing....

Healthcare professionals' attitudes to penicillin allergy labels.

About 10% of hospital inpatients are labelled with penicillin allergy in their electronic medical record (EMR). However, allergy is confirmed in less than 10% of these records. Consequently, 90% of pa... An electronic survey was distributed to physicians and nurses in six hospital units in Copenhagen and via social media. The survey was active from 19 March to 1 May 2020. Data were assessed using desc... The response rate was 44.6%. The survey had 369 participants; 152 physicians and 217 nurses. Half of the physicians and one in every five nurses had experienced problems treating patients with a penic... The penicillin allergy label is an independent factor of medication errors. Solutions to enhance patient safety may include education of physicians in allergy labelling, decision support, standardisat... None.... Not relevant....

Removal of incorrect penicillin allergy labels in a UK hospital.

Penicillin allergy records are common, often incorrect and are associated with broad spectrum antibiotic use. We piloted a pharmacist-led multidisciplinary penicillin allergy de-labelling daily ward r... A daily ward round, delivered by antibiotic pharmacists or junior doctors, identified adult medical and surgical patients between 7 November 2022 and 31 January 2023 with a penicillin allergy record t... Of 7214 inpatients during the study period, 1133 (15.7%) had a penicillin allergy record. Of 285 allergy histories taken, 105 (36.8%) met high-risk criteria, 45 (15.8%) met low-risk criteria eligible ... Penicillin allergy de-labelling patient pathway delivered by pharmacists and junior doctors was safe and effective and well accepted by patients and the wider clinical teams....

Not a Benign (Mis)Label: Penicillin Allergy Education for the Nonallergist.

Up to 20% of the US population carries a penicillin allergy label; however, over 95% of those patients can safely tolerate penicillin. This discrepancy has important personal and public health consequ... We created a 60-minute, interactive curriculum that targeted medical students during their internal medicine rotation. We employed learning strategies including didactics, case-based learning, and rol... A total of 28 medical students participated, with 25 completing both the pre- and postworkshop surveys. There was a statistically significant improvement in student-rated preparedness to prescribe ant... The workshop employs adult learning techniques to improve self-efficacy and knowledge regarding penicillin allergy in medical students. Further work is needed to refine the curriculum, seek external v...

Facilitators and Barriers to Verifying Penicillin Allergies in a Veteran Nursing Home Population.

Unconfirmed penicillin allergies are common and may contribute to adverse outcomes, especially in frail older patients. Evidence-based clinical pathways for evaluating penicillin allergies have been e... To identify potential facilitators and barriers to implementing a strategy to verify penicillin allergies in Veterans Health Administration nursing homes, known as Community Living Centers (CLCs).... We conducted semistructured interviews with staff, patients, and family members at 1 CLC to assess their understanding of penicillin allergies and receptiveness to verifying the allergy. We also asked... From 24 interviews (11 front-line staff, 4 leadership, 3 patients, 6 family members), we identified several facilitators or barriers. Staff recognized the importance of allergy verification and were w... Concerns about safety and staff resources are important potential barriers to implementing verification strategies. Involvement of pharmacists and education of both staff and patients and family membe...

Trends in penicillin dispensing during an acute rheumatic fever prevention programme.

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a serious inflammatory condition, often leads to rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Between 2011 and 2016, Aotearoa New Zealand implemented a rheumatic fever prevention progra... This retrospective analysis utilised administrative data from the National Pharmaceutical Collection. Using a controlled, interrupted time series analysis, the effect of the RFPP on antibiotic dispens... A total of 12,154,872 dispensing records between 2005 and 2018 were included. Amoxicillin was the most frequently dispensed penicillin (57.7%), followed by amoxicillin-clavulanate (23.4%). Amoxicillin... During the RFPP an increase in amoxicillin dispensing was seen in regions participating in the programme and regions outside of the programme, indicating the programmatic approach led to improved adhe...