Penicillin allergy skin testing is safe in pre-lung transplant patients with low lung volumes

Penicillin allergy is the most frequently reported drug hypersensitivity reaction with a prevalence rate of around 10% in the US 1,2; however, true reactions exist in only around 3% of patients reporting a penicillin allergy 2. Penicillin allergy stigma results in higher health care costs and increased prevalence of multidrug resistant (MDR) organisms. In the pre-lung transplant population there are no data on penicillin skin testing in the setting of severely compromised lung function.

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - September 10, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Divya Padmanabhan Menon, Keith Sacco, Jefree A Shalev, Tathagat Narula, Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada Source Type: research