Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Jan 2011
Multicenter StudyPredictors of hospital admission for food-related allergic reactions that present to the emergency department.
guidelines do not provide specific hospitalization criteria for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with food-related allergic reactions. ⋯ most patients presenting to the ED with food-related allergic reactions are discharged. Several patient factors were independently associated with hospital admission in ED patients with food-related allergic reactions.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Jan 2011
ReviewPenicillin skin testing in the evaluation and management of penicillin allergy.
to review the role of penicillin skin testing in the evaluation and management of penicillin allergy mediated by IgE. ⋯ a detailed history of the prior reaction to penicillin is an integral part of the evaluation, but it is not accurate in predicting a positive penicillin skin test result. A patient with a negative penicillin skin test result to the major and minor determinants is at a low risk of an immediate-type hypersensitivity reaction to penicillin. Patients with a positive skin test result should undergo desensitization to penicillin or an alternative antibiotic should be considered.