A rapid literature review of the impact of penicillin allergy on antibiotic resistance.

41 In a point prevalence study conducted in a UK-based hospital, higher rates of VRE in hospitalized penA patients were seen; however, this did not reach statistical significance (3.8% versus 1.41%, P = 0.09). 3 Additionally, in a study investigating the association between antibiotic allergies and VRE, there was no significant difference in VRE colonization in patients with and without any antibiotic allergies (36.2% versus 46.9%, P = 0.10). 33 Other Gram-positive bacteria

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