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UrduAlrededor del 10% de los estadounidenses creen que son alérgicos a la penicilina, y aproximadamente el 90% de esos pacientes en realidad no son alérgicos.
Tag: penicillin allergy
Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in Syphilis Patients Assists in Furthering Treatment
About 10% of Americans believe they are allergic to penicillin, and approximately 90% of those patients are not actually allergic. As a result, those with the penicillin allergy label are often prescribed more toxic, dangerous and expensive antibiotics that might not be necessary or effective.
World-first clinical trial to help millions with penicillin allergies
Penicillin allergy affects more than 25 million people in the United States (up to 1 in 10 Americans) and has been shown to lead to particularly poor health outcomes in pregnant women and surgical patients. It is also a public health threat, leading to antibiotic resistance and infections in hospitalized patients that can be life threatening.
Are you still allergic to penicillin?
A new program is finding many diagnosed in childhood with antibiotic allergies are no longer allergic after retesting
Pregnant Women with Penicillin Allergy Label Should be Tested to Reduce Antibiotic Exposure
A new study being presented at this year’s ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting showed the majority of pregnant women with a penicillin allergy label who were tested were not allergic and could tolerate penicillin during labor.
NEWS ROUNDUP: BREAKING NEWS ON PENICILLIN ALLERGY
Three new studies being presented American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting present new information on penicillin allergy.