Background: Heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a clinicopathologic process that is the end result of antibodies directed at platelet factor 4–heparin complexes. The clinical findings can be subtle or dramatic, and serologic confirmation is problematic. Current screening immunoassays, although sensitive, have poor specificit,y resulting in an overdiagnosis of HIT. Because of this poor specificity, all positive […]

Background: Pregnant patients labeled with a penicillin allergy (PcnA) and charted as Group B streptococcus (GBS) positive can spread this infection to their baby during a vaginal delivery resulting in serious illness for their newborns. GBS is the most common cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period during the first week of […]