Higher odds of implant failure reported in patients with penicillin allergy who were prescribed clindamycin
There is growing evidence highlighting the inefficacy of clindamycin as an effective substitute to amoxicillin in patients self-reporting a penicillin allergy. The hypothesis is that implant failure is higher in these patients, when compared to patients receiving penicillin.
Higher odds of implant failure reported in patients with penicillin allergy who were prescribed clindamycin suggests a new study published in the Clinical Oral Implants Research
Growing evidence is highlighting the inefficacy of clindamycin as an effective substitute to amoxicillin in patients self-reporting a penicillin allergy. The hypothesis is that implant failure is higher in these patients, when compared to patients receiving penicillin. To test this hypothesis, a systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken and a protocol for delabeling penicillin allergic patients was presented.
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