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point-of-care beta-lactam allergy skin testing (pocBLAST)
Indications:
- suspected beta-lactam drug allergy in a patient when a beta-lactam would be indicated
Procedure:
- performed by trained teams
- infectious disease specialist & pharmacists
- exerience in performing the procedure
- training & experience in emergency allergy care
- labor-intensive procedure, requires ~ 1 hour
Related
beta-lactam antibiotic
General
point of care test
allergen skin testing
References
- Leis JA, Palmay L, Ho G et al.
Point-of-care beta-lactam allergy skin testing by antimicrobial
stewardship programs: A pragmatic multicenter prospective
evaluation.
Clin Infect Dis 2017 Jun 1
PMID: 28575226