Allergy profile should be updated after uneventful administration of a penicillin or penicillin-related antibiotic to a patient with penicillin allergy

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Jan-Feb;5(1):184-186. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.08.011. Epub 2016 Oct 17.

Authors

Wesley D Oliver¹, Emily L Heil², Kerri A Thom³, Joseph P Martinez³, Bryan D Hayes²

Affiliations

¹ University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Electronic address: wesleyoliver7@gmail.com.
² University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Md; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
³ University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

PMID: 27765460
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.08.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / immunology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Drug Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
Drug Utilization Review
Female
Health Records, Personal*
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Infections / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Penicillins / immunology
Penicillins / therapeutic use*
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Self Report
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillins