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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 257 patients with recorded penicillin allergy at admission

From: De-labelling penicillin allergy in acutely hospitalized patients: a pilot study

 

Eligible patients (meeting inclusion criteria) (n = 89)

Missing patients (not screened by interview) (n = 66)

Excluded patients (n = 105)

 

Consenting and performed oral provocation test

(n = 54 + 3 = 57)

Declined oral provocation test

(n = 32)

p-value

 

p-value

 

p-valuec

Female N(%)

33 (57)

24 (71)

0.11a

42 (63)

0.59a

80 (77)

0.02a

Age (years) Mean(SD)

68.4 (18.6)

74.7 (17.2)

0.07b

70.2 (16.4)

0.30b

69.2 (18.8)

0.40b

  1. aStudent’s t-test
  2. bChi-squared test
  3. cCompared to the consenting patients