Publications by authors named "Patricia Markus"
Background: Over 90% of patients with a history of penicillin allergy have negative penicillin skin tests. Pharmacists are trained to identify and resolve medication-related problems. We hypothesized that collaboration between allergists and pharmacists to identify and evaluate patients with a history of penicillin allergy would increase β-lactam antibiotic prescription.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study whether allergy consultation and penicillin allergy skin testing affects the selection of antibacterial prophylaxis perioperatively in surgical patients with history of allergy to penicillin (HOAP).
Patients And Methods: From January 1 through June 30, 2004, we compared 2 different models of practice at our institution. At the Preoperative Evaluation Clinic (POEC), all patients with HOAP are evaluated by an allergist and undergo skin testing for allergy to penicillin.
Background: Identification of risk factors is an integral part of a physician's evaluation of a patient.
Objective: To determine whether female sex is an independent risk factor for penicillin allergy.
Methods: Rates of positive penicillin skin test (PST) results, according to sex, were determined in patients with a history of penicillin allergy undergoing penicillin allergy evaluation with major and minor determinants of penicillin between June 1, 2002, and June 30, 2004.
Background: We developed a clinical pathway to optimize the use of antimicrobials by decreasing vancomycin use in preoperative patients with a history of penicillin allergy.
Objective: To decrease the use of vancomycin in surgical patients with a self-reported penicillin allergy.
Methods: In June 2002, same-day allergy consultation and penicillin skin testing were made available for preoperative patients with self-reported penicillin allergy at the preoperative evaluation (POE) clinic.