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Re: The Infamous "Amoxil Rash"

On Sun, 17 February 2002,  wrote:

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> Can we really trust the testing for penicillin allergy?

I don't think so.  The current skin testing for pcn allergy is for major determinants of allergy - there are also minor determinants that can result in analphylactic reaction for which there is no commercially available skin test product.  At least, that's my understanding.

Eve H. Switzer, MD
rural peds

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