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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/penicilin-diagnoses-fake-bc-9.6971679

“..tool for health-care professionals to assess and identify if patients who think they have a #penicillinallergy… about 10 per cent of people report having an allergy to penicillin — but fewer than one per cent actually have a true allergy. “

B.C. allergist working to combat false penicillin allergy diagnoses | CBC News

Dr. Tiffany Wong, co-lead of a penicillin de-labelling project, has developed a tool for health-care professionals to assess and identify if patients who think they have a penicillin allergy are actually at low risk of having one.

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AutisticMumTo3 Mar 23, 2024

‘De-label’ hope for people who mistakenly believe they have penicillin allergy
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/de-label-hope-for-people-who-mistakenly-believe-they-have-penicillin-allergy/ar-BB1k9SWs?cvid=669c60c0d7914c82826e4a5a5351d7ba&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=6

#DeLabel
#PenicillinAllergy
#AllergyTesting
#WronglyLabelledAllergic

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Gabriele Pollara Jan 30, 2023

Is penicillin allergy de-labelling about to find its place in UK antimicrobial stewardship strategy? | RCP Journals
https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/23/1/76
#microbiology #penicillinallergy #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #antimicrobialstewardship #AMR

Is penicillin allergy de-labelling about to find its place in UK antimicrobial stewardship strategy?

Penicillin allergy records are common, often incorrect and limit antibiotic treatment options for patients.[1][1] Moreover, there are several patient and health system harms associated with penicillin allergy records, which include increased length of hospitalisation, higher rates of ICU admission

RCP Journals