Sentences with phrase «for penicillin allergies»
A recent study found that testing for penicillin allergies reduced by 34 percent the use of vancomycin, described in the story as «a powerful, last - resort antibiotic.»
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To help on this front, in a new paper published in the journal Structure, researchers from McGill University present in atomic detail how specific bacterial enzymes, known as kinases, confer resistance to macrolide antibiotics, a widely used class of antibiotics and an alternative medication for patients with penicillin allergies.
«It's very important that, similar to penicillin, anyone thought to have an aspirin allergy be referred to an allergist for testing,» said allergist and study author Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD, ACAAI fellow.
Even for those women who have no prior experience of a penicillin allergy, there is a one in 10,000 chance of developing anaphylaxis, a life - threatening allergic reaction.