Amoxicillin hypersensitivity: Patient outcomes in a seven-year retrospective study.

Background: The beta-lactam antibiotic amoxicillin and the beta-lactamase inhibitor clavulanic acid in combination with amoxicillin are known to cause both immediate- and nonimmediate-type hypersensitivity.

Objective: To characterize a large cohort of patients with a history of amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid hypersensitivity.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of the demographics, presentation, investigation, and management of 331 patients presenting to 1 allergy center with a history of hypersensitivity to amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid.

The Role of Care Coordinators Versus Doctors in the Management of Chronic Mental Illness in the Community.

Doctors play an important role in a multidisciplinary team, however therapeutic relationships are not limited to between a doctor and a patient. In Community Mental Health Teams, patients are allocated a care coordinator - usually a community psychiatric nurse or a social worker - and they usually become the healthcare provider the patient is most regularly in contact with. Similarly, a practice nurse in General Practice may be the healthcare professional a patient is most familiar with.