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Table 3 The most frequent antimicrobials used (in order) for patients with and without antimicrobial “allergy labels” (AA vs. NAA)

From: The prevalence and impact of antimicrobial allergies and adverse drug reactions at an Australian tertiary centre

AA group

(n = 278)

1

Ciprofloxacin 15 (5 %)

2

Cephazolin 13 (5 %)

3

Ceftazadime 12 (4 %)

4

Ceftriaxone 11 (4 %)

5

Meropenem 10 (4 %)

NAA group

(n = 792)

1

Cephazolin 69 (9 %)

2

Ceftriaxone 59 (7 %)

3

Piperacillin-tazobactam 47 (6 %)

4

Ciprofloxacin 40 (5 %)

5

Amoxicillin – clavulanate 33 (4 %)