Penicillins are first-choice antibiotics for many common infections, but more than one in 15 UK adults have a penicillin ...

New medical trial changes what we think about penicillin allergy - Removing incorrect labels could help improve care for ...

Antunez and colleagues investigated penicillin cross-reactivity in a group of 24 patients who were positive on skin test and radioallergosorbent test with a history of immediate reactions to ...

It is true that there is a cross-reactivity between penicillins and cephalosporins of 3% to 5%, and thus, in the documented "anaphylactic" penicillin-allergic patient (such as yours ...

Cross-reactivity with cephalosporin in children labeled with penicillin allergy is another concern shared by pediatricians, although its estimated occurrence is only 2%. Penicillin allergy labels ...

When evaluating the cross-reactivity of penicillin to carbapenems, Shenoy et al reported a less than 1% risk of IgE–medicated cross-reactivity to carbapenems and 0% risk to monobactams. 6 The ...

It can look very much like an allergic response, but it isn’t a true allergy. It is safe to give penicillin-type drugs to people with this kind of reaction.

A self-reported, but unverified, penicillin allergy can have far-reaching consequences – both for the patient and for our public health. Here's what you need to know.

True penicillin allergy is rare, occurring in only 1-5 of 10,000 cases treated with penicillin. In fact, in 9 out of 10 cases, allergy testing shows that the supposed allergy is absent.

Understanding the truth behind penicillin allergy is crucial—not just for your personal care, but for public health and antibiotic stewardship.

If you think you're allergic to penicillin but you're not, you may miss out on the best antibiotic to treat and prevent infection for no good reason, say specialists who advocate for more allergy ...

Many people believe they have a penicillin allergy, but up to 90% are not actually allergic. Side effects like nausea are often mistaken for a true allergic reaction. An allergist can perform ...