BACKGROUND: Vancomycin and fluoroquinolones are commonly used in patients with a
history of penicillin allergy. OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and utility of penicillin skin …

Background:Patients with penicillin allergy admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) frequently
receive non-beta-lactam antimicrobials for the treatment of infection. The use of these …

Background: Penicillin skin testing is an accuratemethod to determine whether a person with
a history of penicillinallergy is at risk of having an immediate reaction to penicillin. Apatient …

Background: Adverse reactions, including anaphylaxis, to messenger RNA coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines rarely occur. Because of the need to administer a timely …

Objective To determine whether group B Streptococcus (GBS)-colonized pregnant women
who report a history of penicillin allergy can safely undergo diagnostic evaluation to rule out …

IgE-mediated penicillin reactions can be identified by skin testing with benzylpenicilloyl-polysine
(Pre-Pen) and penicillin G. This test can help determine whether a patient with a history …

The human airway epithelium expresses abundant nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) in vivo.
Although NOS2 is easily induced by cytokines in primary cultured human airway epithelial …

Background In children, nonadherence to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy leads to poor
asthma control and complications. Methods We evaluated the benefit from initiation of ICS …

Asthma is a common chronic pediatric disease that negatively impacts the quality of patients’
lives. While most cases can be effectively managed with a regimen of inhaled …

Allergic reactions to antimicrobial agents especially to penicillin are very common. Many
patients who are labeled as penicillin-allergic receive non-β-lactam antibiotics. Some of the …