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Practical guide for evaluation and management of beta-lactam allergy: position statement from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Jeimy, Samira; Ben-Shoshan, Moshe; Abrams, Elissa M.; Ellis, Anne K.; Connors, Lori; Wong, Tiffany

Abstract

The vast majority of individuals labelled as allergic are not deemed truly allergic upon appropriate assessment by an allergist. A label of beta-lactam allergy carries important risks for individual and public health. This article provides an overview of beta-lactam allergy, implications of erroneous beta-lactam allergy labels and the impact that can be provided by structured allergy assessment. We provide recommendations on how to stratify risk of beta-lactam allergy, beta lactam challenge protocols as well as management of patients at high risk of beta-lactam allergy.

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Title
Practical guide for evaluation and management of beta-lactam allergy: position statement from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Creator
Jeimy, Samira; Ben-Shoshan, Moshe; Abrams, Elissa M.; Ellis, Anne K.; Connors, Lori; Wong, Tiffany
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2020-11-10
Description
The vast majority of individuals labelled as allergic are not deemed truly allergic upon appropriate assessment by an allergist. A label of beta-lactam allergy carries important risks for individual and public health. This article provides an overview of beta-lactam allergy, implications of erroneous beta-lactam allergy labels and the impact that can be provided by structured allergy assessment. We provide recommendations on how to stratify risk of beta-lactam allergy, beta lactam challenge protocols as well as management of patients at high risk of beta-lactam allergy.
Subject
Beta-lactam allergy; Antibiotic stewardship; Adverse drug reaction; Delabeling
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-11-12
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0394939
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/76491
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Allergy and Immunology, Division of; Medicine, Department of; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2020 Nov 10;16(1):95
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s13223-020-00494-2
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)