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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In this Healio exclusive, Brian T. Kelly, MD, MA, FACAAI, program chair of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, highlights key sessions and themes of this year’s meeting.

A study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology found that almost one-third of patients who had their penicillin allergies de-labeled might decline penicillin prescriptions or remained unsure about their allergy status.

Almost one-third of patients who had their penicillin allergies de-labeled might decline penicillin prescriptions or remained unsure about their allergy status, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Patients with mast cell activation disorders safely tolerated doses of four of the COVID-19 vaccines, although there was a relative increase in hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions, according to a letter published in Allergy.

As drug overdose deaths grab headlines in the U.S., 14.7% of these deaths were positive for antihistamines and 3.6% of them were classified as antihistamine-involved, according to data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Patients with COVID-19 in the ICU safely and effectively received direct oral challenges for low-risk and unverified penicillin allergies, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Cephalosporins appeared to be the leading causes of beta-lactam hypersensitivity, especially in reactions that are not mediated by IgE, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Although 7% of questioned parents believed that their child had a drug allergy, testing showed that only 0.05% of these children had a true drug allergy, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

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Patients with penicillin allergy labels experienced worse outcomes with bacterial pneumonia than patients who did not have these labels, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.