Diagnosis of Immediate Hypersensitivity to β-Lactam Antibiotics Can Be Made Safely with Current Approaches

Abstract

Although currently available new penicillin tests provide sufficient allergy data, all the steps recommended by ENDA should be followed in the diagnosis of immediate reactions to β-lactams. If these steps are negative, the patients usually tolerate β-lactams and only a few develop mild, non-life-threatening reactions in the long term.