Antibiotics are the commonest cause of life-threatening immune-mediated drug reactions
that are considered off-target, including anaphylaxis, and organ-specific and severe …

Allergists and clinical immunologists around the world are increasingly faced with the task of
addressing drug allergy and hypersensitivity due to the increase in drug reactions …

When drug reactions resembling allergy occur, they are called drug hypersensitivity
reactions (DHR s) before showing the evidence of either drug‐specific antibodies or T cells …

A recent survey of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Drug
Allergy Interest Group (DAIG) on how European allergy specialists deal with beta‐lactam …

Skin tests are of paramount importance for the evaluation of drug hypersensitivity reactions.
Drug skin tests are often not carried out because of lack of concise information on specific …

Background A documented penicillin allergy is associated with increased morbidity
including length of hospital stay and an increased incidence of resistant infections attributed …

Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHR s) are a matter of great concern, both for outpatient
and in hospital care. The evaluation of these patients is complex, because in vivo tests have …

Abstract Background Even though 8%‐25% of most populations studied globally are labeled
as penicillin allergic, most diagnoses of penicillin allergy are made in childhood and relate …

Currently, testing for immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization is the cornerstone of diagnostic
evaluation in suspected allergic conditions. This review provides a thorough and updated …

When questioned, about 10% of the parents report suspected hypersensitivity to at least one
drug in their children. However, only a few of these reactions can be confirmed as allergic …