Sara Fransson News Today

More than 20% of patients whose penicillin allergy was disproved in a hospital allergy clinic still had an inaccurate penicillin allergy label in their primary care clinic, revealing a lack of communication between providers, a study found.According to Sara Fransson, MD, from the department of dermatology and allergy at Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues, “up to 50%

These findings are relevant given that if labels are incorrectly identified, those with allergies may be at risk of severe reactions or receive suboptimal treatment.