Allergy test outcomes in patients self-reported as having penicillin allergy: Two-year experience.
CONCLUSION: Only 28.6% of patients with self-reported penicillin allergy were confirmed to be allergic. Importantly, when the index drug is amoxicillin-clavulanic acid or flucloxacillin, the patients may tolerate amoxicillin.
PMID: 27613461 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Meng J, Thursfield D, Lukawska JJ Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research
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