Full-dose challenge of moderate, severe, and unknown beta-lactam allergies in the emergency department.

Adam M AndersonStephanie CoallierReid E MitchellLisa E DumkowLauren M Wolf

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2024)

This study suggests that full-dose challenge of moderate, severe, or unknown beta-lactam allergies can be safely accomplished in the ED. This approach avoids unnecessary penicillin allergy skin testing and reduces utilization of suboptimal alternative antibiotic regimens.

Keyphrases

emergency department
high intensity
early onset
drug induced
wound healing