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Diagnostic testing for penicillin allergy: A survey of practices and cost perceptions.

Having a penicillin allergy label associates with worse healthcare outcomes and increased treatment costs.1-3 However, whether penicillin allergy testing is cost‐saving remains unclear, particularly as there is heterogeneity in the practice of such testing.4 Therefore, we developed an online questionnaire to assess the practice and cost perceptions of diagnostic tests used in penicillin allergy evaluation. Regarding cost perceptions, we asked respondents to estimate material, personnel, and facilities costs of performing each assessed diagnostic test. We also asked for estimates on the total paid amounts for each performed test (ie, perceived reimbursements by the State, insurance companies, or patients). Respondents provided a level of confidence (low, medium, or high) for each reported cost estimate. This questionnaire targeted drug allergy experts in Europe—we contacted European Network of Drug Allergy members by email, as well as first, last, and/or corresponding authors of publications in the field of drug allergy (our search was limited to publications of the last 10 years).

allergy, penicillin, allergy testing

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