Association of antibiotic test doses with reduced likelihood of severe antibiotic anaphylaxis: a re-analysis of data from the 6th National Audit Project (NAP6)

Br J Anaesth. 2024 Mar;132(3):621-624. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.12.007. Epub 2024 Jan 5.

Authors

Paul H M Sadleir¹, Russell C Clarke², Peter R Platt²

Affiliations

¹ Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, Perth, WA, Australia; Western Australian Anaesthetic Allergy Clinic, Perth, WA, Australia; Department of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. Electronic address: paulsadleir@hotmail.com.
² Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, Perth, WA, Australia; Western Australian Anaesthetic Allergy Clinic, Perth, WA, Australia.

PMID: 38182529
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.12.007

No abstract available

Keywords: National Audit Project; antibiotic hypersensitivity; case-control study; perioperative anaphylaxis; test dose.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anaphylaxis* / chemically induced
Anaphylaxis* / drug therapy
Anesthesia*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Drug Hypersensitivity*
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents