A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the global prevalence of reported penicillin allergy is 9.4%, though most ...

If you're one of the millions of Americans who have a penicillin allergy listed on your medical record, research suggests it's highly likely that this label is inaccurate. Having a penicillin ...

Millions of people in the UK have a penicillin allergy label on their medical records and I’m one of them. This means that the most effective treatment for a wide range of bacterial infections ...

If you've been diagnosed with an environmental Penicillium mold allergy, you might wonder if that means you could have a penicillin allergy or food allergies, too. An environmental mold allergy is ...

Patients are not eligible if they are pregnant, have a history of a type II IV allergic reaction to penicillin, have a recent (within the past five years) report of an immediate reaction to ...

Purpose: A penicillin allergy skin-testing service run by pharmacists is described. Summary: A board-certified allergist trained pharmacists at a tertiary care teaching hospital to administer ...

15–18 This paper describes the use of cephalothin and cephaloridine for the treatment of bacterial endocarditis in 4 patients allergic to penicillin. Case 1. D.H., a 36-year-old man, entered ...

A team of researchers who reviewed medical literature on the accuracy of penicillin allergies has come out with a startling A team of researchers who reviewed medical literature on the accuracy of ...

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The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to penicillin, leading to other riskier antibiotics being used. Out of nearly 300 life-threatening reactions ...