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Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms

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D Vyles, J Adams, A Chiu, P Simpson, M Nimmer, DC Brousseau. Pediatrics. 2017;140(2):e20170471 To determine if children with a reported penicillin allergy were truly allergic. Children aged 3.5 to… Click to show full abstract

D Vyles, J Adams, A Chiu, P Simpson, M Nimmer, DC Brousseau. Pediatrics. 2017;140(2):e20170471 To determine if children with a reported penicillin allergy were truly allergic. Children aged 3.5 to 18 years with a parent-reported history of penicillin allergy presenting to the emergency department of a busy academic center were included. Parents of eligible children completed a questionnaire regarding previous symptoms with penicillin exposure. Children deemed low risk on the basis of either delayed-onset or mild symptoms then underwent penicillin skin testing and oral …

Keywords: low risk; allergy testing; penicillin allergy; penicillin

Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018

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