Penicillin Allergy

Direct oral challenges in adults at low risk for penicillin allergy were safe and not inferior to the standard-of-care oral challenge following two-stage skin testing, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Even though most patients who were evaluated for a drug allergy were recommended for more testing, nearly one-third of them did not complete additional evaluation, according to a letter published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

More than 20% of patients whose penicillin allergy was disproved in a hospital allergy clinic still had an inaccurate penicillin allergy label in their primary care clinic, revealing a lack of communication between providers, a study found.

Physicians should perform graded direct challenges when patients at low risk for a reaction report an antibiotic allergy, according to a review published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

SAN ANTONIO — Providers can use telemedicine to conduct penicillin and other drug allergy screenings, saving time and costs, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — A formal curriculum was used to train pediatric residents in de-labeling penicillin allergies in a primary care setting, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Allergy and immunology physicians can use telemedicine beyond routine follow-up visits, Healio Allergy/Asthma Peer Perspective Board Member Allison C. Ramsey, MD, said in this Healio exclusive video.

SAN ANTONIO — A proof-of-concept study showed that de-labeling sailors with reported penicillin allergies can improve operational readiness, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

The staff at a pediatric primary care clinic performed direct graded oral challenges for amoxicillin with indirect allergist guidance, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Patients with negative tests for penicillin allergy following initial reactions should be tested again later for resensitization, particularly when those reactions included anaphylaxis, according to a study published in Allergy.