Open AccessPatients with questionable penicillin (beta-lactam) allergy: Causes and solutions
Author(s) -
Knut Brockow,
Gerda Wurpts,
Axel Trautmann
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
allergologie select
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2512-8957
DOI - 10.5414/alx02310e
Subject(s) - medicine , penicillin , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , allergy , medical diagnosis , penicillin allergy , population , antibiotic stewardship , drug allergy , pediatrics , antibiotic resistance , immunology , pathology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In Europe, North America, and Australia, 5% to 10% of the population are now classified as penicillin (β-lactam) allergic. Only ~ 10% of these questionable diagnoses, mostly made in childhood, can be confirmed by allergy diagnostics.