New guideline may help improve testing for penicillin allergies

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A new guideline published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy will help clinicians evaluate and test patients for potential penicillin allergies.

The guideline was developed by the Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) along with a committee of experts and key stakeholders.

The group’s recommendations include a checklist to identify patients at low risk of allergy and a framework for conducting drug provocation testing—or exposure to penicillin in a controlled environment—by non-allergists. There are separate recommendations for adults and children within the guideline.

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