Results from a multinational study indicate that direct oral challenge (DOC) is a safe and effective strategy for identifying ...

(The Conversation) – Imagine this: You’re at your doctor’s office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, “Any allergies?” And without hesitation you reply, “Penicillin.” It’s something you’ve said for ...

Participants in the current study were asked about their knowledge of cross-reactivity of carbapenem, aztreonam, and cephalosporin with penicillin pre- and posteducational intervention. The results ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost one-third of patients who had their penicillin allergies de-labeled might decline penicillin ...

The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found that, among patients hospitalized with a difficult-to-treat (DTR) gram-negative bacterial infections, initial treatment with one of six ...

Antibiotics are medicines that treat bacterial infections by killing bacteria or stopping their growth. Penicillins are a subclass of antibiotics used to treat illnesses like streptococcal infections ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All patients in the study were delabeled. One pregnant patient’s pregnancy was complicated by congenital ...

Imagine this: You’re at your doctor’s office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, “Any allergies?” And without hesitation, you reply, “Penicillin.” It’s something you’ve said for years – maybe since ...