Association Between Removal of a Warning Against Cephalosporin Use in Patients With Penicillin Allergy and Antibiotic Prescribing

Abstract

In this cohort study, removal of a warning in the electronic health record to avoid cephalosporin use in patients with penicillin allergies was associated with increased administration and dispensing of cephalosporin. This simple and rapidly implementable system-level intervention may be useful for improvement in antibiotic stewardship.