Creating a Feasible, Safe and Sustainable Penicillin Oral Challenge Program in a Rural Health Service

Puntos clave

• The aim is to establish a feasible program for safely conducting penicillin oral challenges in a rural health service.
• Utilized teamwork among generalist rural staff
• Administered an oral challenge to inpatients
• Focused on patients with low-risk penicillin allergy
• Successfully completed oral challenges for over 25% of eligible inpatients
• Demonstrated safety and feasibility in a rural setting