Penicillin Allergy

SAN DIEGO — Nearly half of pregnant women who completed a telehealth penicillin allergy consultation did not go on to complete in-person allergy testing, according to a poster presented here.

I routinely see prescribers avoid prescribing cephalosporin antibiotics for patients with a penicillin allergy.

SAN DIEGO — Before undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant, over 10% of patients had a penicillin allergy label but less than 1% had been tested for this allergy, according to a presentation here.

BOSTON — The lack of data evaluating the clinical manifestations of adverse drug reactions before and during pregnancy shows need for more research in this area for this patient population, according to Ruchi Shah, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI.

Syphilis, an STI caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, has re-emerged as a major public health threat in the United States, with rates skyrocketing over the past decade.

An expert at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting addressed the fear surrounding oral food challenges in infants and toddlers and discussed why they should not be deferred.

ORLANDO — Delabeling inappropriate penicillin allergy labels in outpatient pediatric patients is feasible, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

BOSTON — Low-risk patients with syphilis and a penicillin allergy label should be delabeled to avoid treatment failure, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Healio has compiled August’s most-read news in asthma and allergy.

People with penicillin allergies are more likely to have other antibiotic allergies than those without the allergy, according to a study published in Epic Research.