Patients Who Claim Penicillin Allergy Often Aren't Allergic
(MedPage Today) -- Penicillin skin test feasible in ' real-world ' office setting, researchers say (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 31, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Bacterial toxins made in the gut
(Wiley) You get an infection, you are given penicillin--and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely unpleasant side reaction can be related to the enterotoxin tilivalline produced by a regular intestinal bacterium. Austrian scientists have now scrutinized the toxin's biosynthetic pathway and presented the results in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Their findings give important insights in the pathobiology of antibiotic side reactions and unveil the multifunctionality of bacterial toxins. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 25, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Reported penicillin allergy appears to increase the risk of surgical site infections
Data from a study published online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest that patients with a reported penicillin allergy may have a 50 percent increased chance of contracting a surgical site infection (SSI). (Source: Orthogate - Latest News)
Source: Orthogate - Latest News - October 15, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Editors Choice News Source Type: news
Guideline Developed for Assessing Penicillin Allergies
Separate sections address evaluation of penicillin allergy in adults and children (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - October 12, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Gynecology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Nursing, ENT, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Urology, Journal, Source Type: news
Penicillin Allergy Linked With Higher Risk of Surgical-site Infection Penicillin Allergy Linked With Higher Risk of Surgical-site Infection
Patients who report penicillin allergy face an increased risk of surgical-site infection (SSI), according to a retrospective study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - October 11, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Patients with reported penicillin allergy at ‘higher SSI risk’
Patients who report having a prior penicillin allergy have been found to have a 50% increased risk of developing a surgical site infection (SSI), according to US researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - October 10, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Penicillin Misconceptions May Raise Post-Op Infection Risk
Title: Penicillin Misconceptions May Raise Post-Op Infection RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/9/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/10/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Allergies General)
Source: MedicineNet Allergies General - October 10, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Penicillin allergy may increase risk of surgical site infection
A recent study by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that a penicillin allergy may increase the risk of surgical site infections. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Penicillin Misconceptions May Raise Post-Op Infection Risk
Many patients wrongly report a drug allergy, leading doctors to use inferior meds, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: After Surgery, Drug Reactions (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Penicillin Misconceptions May Raise Post-Op Infection Risk
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2017 -- Surgical patients who report having a penicillin allergy face a 50 percent higher risk for a post-op infection compared to patients who report no drug allergy, new research finds.
Researchers from Massachusetts General... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 9, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Reported penicillin allergy appears to increase the risk of surgical site infections
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators found that surgical patients believed to be allergic to penicillin were significantly more likely to develop surgical site infections than were patients with no documented allergy, a difference totally attributable to the alternative antibiotics used to prevent such infections. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Reported penicillin allergy increases risk of surgical site infections
Risk of infection 50% higher in patients with recorded penicillin allergy Related items fromOnMedica Warm weather increases risk of serious surgical site infections Antibiotics cut infection risk in obese women after caesarean Patients who think they are allergic to penicillin often aren ’t (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 9, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Penicillin Allergy testing and Antibiotic stewardship
September 27, 2017 2:30-3:30pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - September 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Penicillin allergy labels are 'frequent but frequently inaccurate,' investigators find
You've probably been asked if you are allergic to penicillin. Now, Canadian researchers have found that people who thought they were may not be after all. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Penicillin Resistance Before and After PCV13 Introduction Penicillin Resistance Before and After PCV13 Introduction
How has the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine impacted the prevalence of penicillin resistance?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
