beta-Lactam Allergy in Children

SÜLEYMAN A., Yararli A. I., YÜCEL E., TAMAY Z. Ü., Guler N.

MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL, vol.55, no.3, pp.374-381, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/semb.2021.24434
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.374-381
  • Keywords: Beta-lactams, cross-reactions, drug allergy, skin tests, IGE-MEDIATED HYPERSENSITIVITY, DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY, CROSS-REACTIVITY, PENICILLIN, CEPHALOSPORINS, TOLERABILITY, ANAPHYLAXIS, DIAGNOSIS, SAFE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: beta-lactam antibiotic allergy is the most common drug allergy in children. Most of the patients with suspected reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics can actually tolerate these drugs. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with beta-lactam allergy and to determine cross-reactivity between penicillin and cephalosporins.