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The aim was to compare clinical outcomes of patients with PAL managed with antibiotic desensitization vs. those who received alternative non-beta-lactam antibiotic treatments.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> A retrospective 3:1 case-control study was performed between 2015\u20132022. Cases were adult PAL patients with infection who required antibiotic desensitization; controls were PAL patients with infection managed with an alternative antibiotic treatment. Cases and controls were adjusted for age, sex, infection source, and critical or non-critical medical services.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Fifty-six patients were included: 14 in the desensitization group, 42 in the control group. Compared to the control group, desensitized PAL patients had more comorbidities, with a higher Charlson index (7.4 vs. 5; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.00) and more infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens (57.1% vs. 28.6%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.05). Thirty-day mortality was 14.3% in the desensitized group, 28.6% in the control group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.24). Clinical cure occurred in 71.4% cases and 54.8% controls (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.22). Four control patients selected for MDR strains after alternative treatment; selection of MDR strains did not occur in desensitized patients. Five controls had antibiotic-related adverse events, including <jats:italic>Clostridioides difficile<\/jats:italic> or nephrotoxicity. No antibiotic-related adverse events were found in the study group. In multivariate analysis, no differences between groups were observed for main variables.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Desensitization was not associated with worse clinical outcomes, despite more severe patients in this group. Our study suggests that antibiotic desensitization may be a useful Antimicrobial Stewardship tool for the management of selected PAL patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2023.1260632","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,15]],"date-time":"2023-11-15T09:44:08Z","timestamp":1700041448000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A retrospective case-control study to evaluate the use of beta-lactam desensitization in the management of penicillin-allergic patients: a potential strategy for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Alicia","family":"Rodr\u00edguez-Alarc\u00f3n","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manuela","family":"Sanz de Mena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Soukaina Sara","family":"Alanti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniel","family":"Echeverr\u00eda-Esnal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Luisa","family":"Sorli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Sendra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Adela","family":"Ben\u00edtez-Cano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Estela","family":"Membrilla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francesc","family":"Cots","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Robert","family":"G\u00fcerri-Fern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ram\u00f3n","family":"Adalia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juan Pablo","family":"Horcajada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fernando","family":"Escolano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Santiago","family":"Grau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"G\u00f3mez-Zorrilla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1120","DOI":"10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.2227","article-title":"Association between penicillin allergy documentation and antibiotic use","volume":"180","author":"Blumenthal","year":"2020","journal-title":"JAMA Intern Med."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"k2400","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.k2400","article-title":"Risk of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in patients with a documented penicillin allergy: population based matched cohort study","volume":"361","author":"Blumenthal","year":"2018","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1685","DOI":"10.1007\/s11606-019-04991-y","article-title":"Recorded penicillin allergy and risk of mortality: a population-based matched cohort study","volume":"34","author":"Blumenthal","year":"","journal-title":"J. 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