Cross-reactivity means that there are similar ... You can have both an allergy to certain molds and a penicillin allergy, but an environmental mold allergy does not cause a penicillin allergy.

Antibiotics are the main cause of life-threatening allergic reactions during surgery, a new report suggests. The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to ...

They found that 80% to 90% of patients who reported they were allergic to penicillin, based on a recollected history of a reaction to the antibiotic, were incorrect when assessed by skin allergy ...

Six of 10 blood cultures were positive for a coagulase-positive penicillin-resistant Staph. aureus. The hospital course is summarized in Figure 1. Because of an allergic reaction to penicillin in ...