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Article: Patients with History of Penicillin Allergy Usually Test Negative and Can Use Drug Safely.
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- Immunotherapy Weekly
- Article date:
- November 8, 2000
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2000 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com) --
Most patients with a history of allergy to penicillin show a negative reaction to a skin test for the drug and can safely use penicillin, according to a pilot study in the October 2000 issue of Chest.
The authors also recommend skin testing as a way of reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance and improving patient care.
Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD, of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Department, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, along with five associates, said that most patients with histories of penicillin allergy are placed on alternative antibiotic therapy to try to avoid the risk of severe ...