ReviewAustralian prescriber2019
Penicillin allergy: a practical approach to assessment and prescribing.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Quality and Consistency of Penicillin Allergy Delabelling Guidelines: A Systematic Review.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Guidelines for the management of adult penicillin allergy in community and specialist settings in Australia and New Zealand: An AGREE II and Delphi-based approach.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026Article
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures: an update.Australian prescriber · 2026Review
- Quality of Drug Allergy Documentation in a Resource-Limited Paper-Based Hospital in Pakistan: Audit of Concordance and Completeness.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Piperacillin-tazobactam tolerability in patients with a labeled penicillin allergy (PIPPEN).Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Analysis of antibiotic prescription in upper respiratory tract infections in children 0-4 years of age in primary care. Impact of age and health care setting.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Self-reported beta-lactam allergy, mislabeling and inappropriate antibiotic use: a study from South India.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Ethics of antibiotic allergy.Journal of medical ethics · 2023Article
- Impact of antibiotic allergy labels on timely and appropriate antibiotics for sepsis in the emergency department.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2023Article
- Penicillin allergy that persisted after 66 years: case report.European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice · 2023Article
- Impact of Fungal Spores on Asthma Prevalence and Hospitalization.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- The assessment of severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions.Australian prescriber · 2022Review
- β-lactam exposure outcome among patients with a documented allergy to penicillins post-implementation of a new electronic medical record system and alerting rules.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2021Article
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Abstract
Penicillin allergies are not always lifelong. Approximately 50% are lost over five years A reaction to penicillin during a childhood infection is unlikely to be a true allergy Only 1–2% of patients with a confirmed penicillin allergy have an allergy to cephalosporins. In patients with a low risk of severe allergic reactions, cephalosporins are a relatively safe treatment option Patients with a history of delayed non-severe reactions, such as mild childhood rashes that occurred over 10 years ago, may be suitable for an oral rechallenge with low-dose penicillin. This should be done in a supervised hospital environment In many cases, with appropriate assessment and allergy testing, it may be possible to remove the penicillin allergy label
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