
#Beta lactam allergy cross reactivity chart skin#
Penicillin skin testing, beta-lactam challenge or beta-lactam desensitization. Fortunately today, there are three options for patients presenting with a history of beta-lactam allergy. Past studies revealed a lower incidence of pen allergy then patients’ histories suggest.


Strict avoidance of beta lactams to such patients may prevent them from getting adequate coverage and can lead to an increase in the use of alternative antibiotics, which can predispose to antibiotic resistance. Patients with a history of beta-lactam antibiotic allergy are often admitted to the hospital with severe or life-threatening infections requiring beta-lactam antibiotics. Letters to the Editor on previously published papers are welcomed.Allergologia et Immunopathologia publishes 6 issues per year and is included in the major databases such as Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, etc. Occasionally, the opinion of an expert on a burning topic is published in the "Point of View" The journal accepts original and review articles from all over the world, together with consensus statements from the aforementioned societies.

It has and independent international Editorial Committee which submits received papers for peer-reviewing by international experts. Allergologia et Immunopathologia is the official journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Manuscripts related to clinical, epidemiological and experimental allergology and childhood immunopathology will be considered for publication. Allergologia et Immunopathologia is no longer published on Elsevier since the 2021 year.Transferred to Codon PublicationsĪllergologia et Immunopathologia is a forum for those working in the field of asthma, allergy and immunology related to childhood.
