2024
Improving Cefazolin Administration for Surgical Prophylaxis in Reported Penicillin Allergy: A Retrospective Study of a Health System Intervention
Belmont A, Son M, Hyman J, You L, Su C, Kashyap N, Topal J, McManus D, Martinello R, Kwah J. Improving Cefazolin Administration for Surgical Prophylaxis in Reported Penicillin Allergy: A Retrospective Study of a Health System Intervention. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2024, 100377. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPenicillin allergy labelHospital-wide guidelinesSurgical site infectionAllergy labelsSurgical patientsSevere allergic reactionsSurgical prophylaxisSite infectionAssociated with increased rates of surgical site infectionRate of surgical site infectionMulti-drug resistant infectionsAllergic reactionsPrevent surgical site infectionsFirst-line antibioticsFirst-line prophylaxisAdministration of cefazolinAssociated with increased ratesRetrospective cohort studyGuideline-directed therapyAdult surgical patientsPre-intervention groupPost-intervention groupPenicillin allergyPerioperative outcomesCefazolin administration
2021
Safety Evaluation of the Second Dose of Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients With Immediate Reactions to the First Dose
Krantz MS, Kwah JH, Stone CA, Phillips EJ, Ortega G, Banerji A, Blumenthal KG. Safety Evaluation of the Second Dose of Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients With Immediate Reactions to the First Dose. JAMA Internal Medicine 2021, 181: 1530-1533. PMID: 34309623, PMCID: PMC8314170, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.3779.Peer-Reviewed Original Research