Participants in the current study were asked about their knowledge of cross-reactivity of carbapenem, aztreonam, and cephalosporin with penicillin pre- and posteducational intervention. The results ...

Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York The safety of a penicillin in a cephalosporin-allergic patient ...

Penicillin allergy is one of the most reported drug allergies in the U.S., but the vast majority of those reports are inaccurate. Understanding the truth behind this allergy is crucial — not just for ...

Most primary care providers understood that many patients with penicillin allergy labels are not truly allergic, and they recognized when an immediate reaction to penicillin should preclude its ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a kid, I remember having a rash after taking penicillin. To this day, my doctor prescribes something other than penicillin if needed when I am ill. I have heard that people who ...

When seeing a patient whose chart notes a penicillin allergy, allergists should be diligent about initiating a conversation, David Khan, MD, told attendees of a presidential plenary session at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Amoxicillin, an oral semisynthetic penicillin, is the most common antibiotic associated with childhood ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Thousands of people go through life believing they are allergic to penicillin, but studies, including one just conducted at Vanderbilt University, prove that only ...

Millions of people mistakenly believe they are allergic to penicillin, experts warned today. Around three million Britons are listed on their medical records as having suffered a reaction to ...

Queensland University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Are you allergic to penicillin? Perhaps you have a friend or relative who is? With about one in ten people ...