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Is this patient penicillin-allergic?
Increased claims of hypersensitivity reactions are being reported due to the inability to differentiate between the terms "allergic reaction" and "adverse effect."
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BACKGROUND Cephalosporins can induce severe or life-threatening IgE-mediated reactions in some individuals. In this study, we wish to describe a group of non-penicillin-allergic patients who were evaluated for immediate allergic reactions to cephalosporins. METHODS The patients were assessed by skin tests with the culprit cephalosporin as well as with other cephalosporins and penicillins. If ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1947
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4509.823