Penicillin Allergy
Penicillin allergy frameworks enable risk stratification of cephalosporin allergy labels
A history-based risk stratification of cephalosporin allergy labels appeared feasible when using the validated criteria for penicillin allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Pregnant women safely tolerate amoxicillin direct oral challenges
Pregnant women with a history of penicillin allergy safely passed direct oral challenges for amoxicillin without preceding skin testing, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Cefazolin may be safe option before surgery for patients with penicillin allergy labels
None of the patients with a penicillin allergy label who received cefazolin before surgery experienced allergic symptoms related to the antibiotic, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
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Rate of unconfirmed penicillin allergy labels among children raises concerns
An examination of the health records of more than 330,000 children in two large pediatric primary care networks has raised concerns about the validity of penicillin allergy labels, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Antibiotic allergy labels strongly associated with disease burden in hospitalization
Antibiotic allergy labels appeared strongly associated with disease burden but not with hospital length of stay, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Prior high-risk penicillin reactions should not prevent provocation challenges in children
PHOENIX — Factors considered high risk for penicillin allergy should not preclude children from undergoing reevaluation, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
Direct oral challenge delabels nearly all ICU patients who report penicillin allergy
Medical ICU patients with low-risk penicillin allergy labels would benefit from point-of-care delabeling, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Pregnant women can safely tolerate testing for reported penicillin allergy
Pregnant women who report a penicillin allergy can safely undergo penicillin skin testing and incremental drug challenges without adverse effects in their pregnancy, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Penicillin allergy protocol reduces antibiotic exposure during pregnancy
Most pregnant women who believed they had a penicillin allergy were not allergic and tolerated penicillin during labor, according to results of a retrospective study.