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A Prospective Observational Study of the Effect of Penicillin Skin Testing on Antibiotic Use in the Intensive Care Unit

Mercedes E. Arroliga, Christine Radojicic, Steven M. Gordon, Marc J. Popovich, C. Allen Bashour, Alton L. Melton, Alejandro C. Arroliga

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2003 · 70 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

The PST is a safe, reliable, and effective strategy to reduce the use of non-beta-lactam antimicrobials in patients who are labeled as penicillin allergic and admitted to the ICU.

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The Incidence of Antimicrobial Allergies in Hospitalized Patients

Collin E. Lee, Teresa Zembower, Michael A. Fotis et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2000 · 360 citations

The Effect of Vancomycin and Third-Generation Cephalosporins on Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in 126 U.S. Adult Intensive Care Units

Scott K. Fridkin, Jonathan R. Edwards, Jeanne M. Courval et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2001 · 281 citations

Nosocomial <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Infections: Microbiological and Clinical Epidemiology

D. Villers · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1998 · 233 citations

Risk Factors for an Outbreak of Multi-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Nosocomial Pneumonia Among Intubated Patients

Rola Husni, Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, Alejandro C. Arroliga et al. · CHEST Journal · 1999 · 196 citations

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A Perspective on Penicillin Allergy

Robert Y. Lin · Archives of Internal Medicine · 1992 · 189 citations

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