Cues to improve antibiotic-allergy registration: A mixed-method study.
BackgroundApproximately 2% of patients in primary care practice and up to 25% of hospital patients are registered as being allergic to an antibiotic.However, up to 90% of these registrations are incorrect, leading to unnecessary prescription of 2nd choice antibiotics with the attendant loss of efficacy, increased toxicity and antibiotic resistance.