Safely Diagnosing Clinically Significant Penicillin Allergy Using Only Penicilloyl-Poly-Lysine, Penicillin, and Oral Amoxicillin

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 258-263

  Macy, Eric ^a   Ngor, Eunis W ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Allergy; Amoxicillin; Antibiotic; Multiple drug intolerance syndrome; Oral challenge; Penicillin; Penicilloyl poly lysine; Skin test

Indexed keywords

A 8523; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; UNITED STATES; URTICARIA;

ADVERSE REACTION; ALLERGY; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC; MULTIPLE DRUG INTOLERANCE SYNDROME; ORAL CHALLENGE; PENICILLIN; PENICILLOYL-POLY-LYSINE; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMOXICILLIN; BENZENEACETAMIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLANIC ACID; PENICILLINS; POLYLYSINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877063387     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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