Management of Patients with a History of Allergy to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics

Patients with a history of penicillin allergy pose a treatment dilemma. Unnecessary avoidance of this relatively nontoxic class of drugs exposes the patient to potentially more toxic drugs, increases health care costs, and contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance. Yet for those who tr...

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Published in:The American journal of medicine 2008-07, Vol.121 (7), p.572-576
Main Author: Yates, Anne B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adverse drug reaction
Allergies
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents - immunology
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Beta-lactam allergy
beta-Lactams
Biological and medical sciences
Cephalosporin allergy
Cross Reactions
Desensitization
Desensitization, Immunologic
Disease management
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug allergy
Drug Hypersensitivity - etiology
Drug Hypersensitivity - immunology
Drug Hypersensitivity - prevention & control
Drug resistance
General aspects
Humans
Internal Medicine
Late hypersensitivity reaction
Medical sciences
Molecular Structure
Penicillin allergy
Penicillins - adverse effects
Penicillins - chemistry
Penicillins - immunology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Side effects
Skin testing
Skin Tests
Test dosing
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