Penicillin allergy--a rare paediatric condition?

Penicillin allergy--a rare paediatric condition?

A total of 298 children with a history of adverse reactions in connection with oral penicillin treatment were investigated with a radioallergosorbent test for penicillin metabolites, the skin prick test, and oral challenge with penicillin V. No severe reactions were seen. In 30 (10%) of the subjects slight to moderate skin reactions were observed on the seventh to 10th day of the challenge peri...

Approach to Penicillin Allergy – A Survey

Individual approaches to the diagnosis and management of penicillin allergy are practiced    by clinicians.   This cross-sectional survey of physicians was aimed at exploring their ways of dealing with diagnosis and management of penicillin G allergy.   Of the 235 respondents, 63% believed patients’ self-reported history of penicillin allergy and avoided using penic...

approach to penicillin allergy – a survey

individual approaches to the diagnosis and management of penicillin allergy are practiced    by clinicians.   this cross-sectional survey of physicians was aimed at exploring their ways of dealing with diagnosis and management of penicillin g allergy.   of the 235 respondents, 63% believed patients’ self-reported history of penicillin allergy and avoided using penicillin g;     97% do so for pa...

Penicillin allergy in children.

Utility of penicillin allergy testing in patients presenting with a history of penicillin allergy

BACKGROUND Current statistics show that approximately 10% of patients claim to be allergic to penicillin yet only 10% of these have demonstrable allergy. The most appropriate and cost-effective antibiotics are sometimes withheld on the basis of patient history of drug allergy. OBJECTIVE Investigation of IgE hypersensitivity and delayed hypersensitivity in patients with a history of penicillin...