Hospitalizations in Children With a Penicillin Allergy Label: An Assessment of Healthcare Impact

B Sousa-Pinto, L Araujo, A Freitas, L Delgado. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2018;176(3–4):234–238 To compare patient characteristics and use of hospital resources in hospitalized children with or without a record of penicillin allergy. The study included all hospitalized children from a database of Portuguese public hospitals from 2000 to 2014. Children labeled as having allergy to penicillin were compared with a similar number of age-, …