Cephalosporins can be safely administered to patients with verified penicillin allergy

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Sep;11(9):2933-2935.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.05.027. Epub 2023 May 26.

Authors

Ami P Belmont¹, Chang Su², Jason Kwah³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
³ Section of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Electronic address: jason.kwah@yale.edu.

PMID: 37245737
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.05.027

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Cephalosporins / adverse effects
Cross Reactions
Drug Hypersensitivity* / diagnosis
Drug Hypersensitivity* / drug therapy
Humans
Hypersensitivity* / drug therapy
Penicillins / adverse effects
Skin Tests

Substances

Cephalosporins
Penicillins
Anti-Bacterial Agents