Antibiotic allergy testing improves antibiotic appropriateness in patients with cancer

Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Department of Medicine (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; National Centre for Infections in Cancer, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Nashville, TN, USA; Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia

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