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Clindamycin serves as an alternative surgical prophylactic antibiotic in patients with penicillin (PCN) or cephalosporin allergy labels. In the previous reports, the use of clindamycin was associated with higher incidences of surgical site infections (SSIs).
13 maj 2024 · This topic will present an approach to determining whether a patient with reported penicillin allergy can be treated with penicillins or related beta-lactam antibiotics, with or without access to allergy consultation.
11 sty 2023 · People who have a suspected penicillin (or closely related antibiotic) allergy and require penicillin to treat a life-threatening condition for which no alternate antibiotic is appropriate (eg, syphilis).
15 wrz 2020 · If you can’t take penicillins or cephalosporins due to allergies, your doctor may recommend a wide number of other drugs that can be effective for fighting mild, moderate, and severe infections. These options include glycopeptides, such as vancomycin. For Tonsillectomy.
11 gru 2019 · Patients with penicillin allergy receive more vancomycin, fluoroquinolones, and clindamycin than patients without the allergy. 6 Penicillin is the drug of choice for syphilis 44 and other ...
Abstract. Antimicrobials in the penicillin class are first line treatments for several infectious diseases in the pediatric and adult population today. In the United States, patients commonly report having a penicillin allergy, with penicillin being the most frequent beta-lactam allergy.
Of those sent for penicillin skin testing, 99% of patients had no penicillin allergy, and all were given cefazolin at the time of surgery without any adverse reactions. 32 Another study found 97% of patients cleared of their PAL after allergy testing, and that a beta-lactam alternative resulted in a significantly higher rate of prosthetic joint ...
