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Oral amoxicillin challenges for low-risk penicillin-allergic patients at a large Veterans Affairs facility: a retrospective feasibility analysis by Guastadisegni, Jessica M, Kolala, Misozi K, Criss, Jazmyn M, Kouma, Marcus A, Storey, Donald F, Arasaratnam, Reuben J

“…We retrospectively reviewed the records of 136 veterans with a penicillin allergy label during a quality improvement initiative. We identified 82 inpatients…”
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Challenges and opportunities related to penicillin allergy in the Veterans Health Administration: a narrative review by Kouma, Marcus A., Guastadisegni, Jessica M., Yang, Linda, Maxwell, Daniel N., Storey, Donald F., Arasaratnam, Reuben J.

“…The presence of a penicillin allergy label in a patient’s medical chart is associated with negative clinical and economic outcomes. Given that less than 10% of…”
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We’ll take it from here: Veterans Affairs OPAT management of home IV therapy initiated at community hospitals by Tiemann, Allison R., Guastadisegni, Jessica M., Kouma, Marcus A., Kelly, Kevin C., Arasaratnam, Reuben J., Storey, Donald F.

“…An outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy team from a Veterans Affairs facility managed patients discharged from their own facility and neighboring…”
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Mind the OPAT Gap: Providing Home Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Veterans Hospitalized at Community Hospitals by Storey, Donald F, Guastadisegni, Jessica M, Kouma, Marcus A, Arasaratnam, Reuben J

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Rising to the Challenge: An ID Provider–Led Initiative to Address Penicillin Allergy Labels at a Large Veterans Affairs Medical Center by Arasaratnam, Reuben J, Guastadisegni, Jessica M, Kouma, Marcus A, Maxwell, Daniel, Yang, Linda, Storey, Donald F

“…Abstract Background Given the negative consequences associated with a penicillin allergy label, broader penicillin allergy delabeling initiatives are highly…”
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Impact of a Rapid Blood Culture Diagnostic Panel on Time to Optimal Antimicrobial Therapy at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by Chiasson, Jordan M., Smith, Winter J., Jodlowski, Tomasz Z., Kouma, Marcus A., Cutrell, James B.

“…Purpose: Utilization of rapid diagnostic testing alongside intensive antimicrobial stewardship interventions improves patient outcomes. We sought to determine…”
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Blastomycosis Presenting With Acute Airway Obstruction From a Retropharyngeal Abscess and Complicated by Severe Hypokalemia During Posaconazole Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Hanna, John J, Guastadisegni, Jessica M, Kouma, Marcus A, Knez, Emily B, Arasaratnam, Reuben J, Storey, Donald F

“…Abstract We report a case of cervical blastomycosis with associated paravertebral involvement and severe spinal canal stenosis in a 48-year-old patient…”
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A Patient Presenting With Shortness of Breath, Fever, and Eosinophilia by Varghese, Shawn, Kouma, Marcus A, Storey, Donald F, Arasaratnam, Reuben J

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Blastomycosis Presenting With Acute Airway Obstruction From a Retropharyngeal Abscess and Complicated by Severe Hypokalemia During Posaconazole Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Hanna, John J, Guastadisegni, Jessica M, Kouma, Marcus A, Knez, Emily B, Arasaratnam, Reuben J, Storey, Donald F

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