A new study shows many physicians who treat patients with “penicillin allergy” listed in their charts may not fully understand important facts about penicillin allergy. They may not be aware penicillin allergy can resolve over time and they don’t fully understand the importance of allergy testing to make sure a penicillin allergy currently exists. The… Continue reading Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?
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A New Approach to Giving Penicillins
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins – highly effective antibiotics that are not as problematic as many alternatives – in hospitalized patients previously believed to be allergic to penicillin. Their report, which has been published online in the… Continue reading A New Approach to Giving Penicillins
A New Discovery About a Wonder Drug
Researchers have discovered a new way in which the wonder drug penicillin fights infections. Penicillin, discovered in 1928, works by attacking enzymes that build the bacterial wall cell. Once the medicine gets through that wall, the bacteria die. Over the years, though, resistance to antibiotics has developed and is now a serious health threat. But… Continue reading A New Discovery About a Wonder Drug