Towards a more precise diagnosis of hypersensitivity to beta‐lactams — an EAACI position paper

• Published in: Allergy (Copenhagen) Vol. 75; no. 6; pp. 1300 - 1315
• Main Authors: Romano, Antonino, Atanaskovic‐Markovic, Marina, Barbaud, Annick, Bircher, Andreas J., Brockow, Knut, Caubet, Jean‐Christoph, Celik, Gulfem, Cernadas, Josefina, Chiriac, Anca‐Mirela, Demoly, Pascal, Garvey, Lene H., Mayorga, Cristobalina, Nakonechna, Alla, Whitaker, Paul, Torres, María José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2020; Wiley
• Subjects: Algorithms; Allergists; allergy; Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects; Antibiotics; beta-Lactams - adverse effects; beta‐lactams; Child; Diagnosis; Drug Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; guidelines; Human health and pathology; Humans; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Immunology; Life Sciences; Medical diagnosis; risk stratification; Skin Tests; Standardization; allergy; diagnosis; guidelines; beta-lactams; risk stratification; Allergy; cross-reactivity

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 (BL) hypersensitivity demonstrated a significant heterogeneity in current practice, suggesting the need to review and update...