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Overview of Drug Allergy: From Immunogenetic Basis to Practice [PDF]
Drug therapy is often a balance between the beneficial and harmful effects of drugs. Drug allergic reactions are adverse reactions mediated by immunological mechanisms and usually not related to the pharmacological actions of the drug.
Eunice Dias de Castro+3 more
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Drug allergy is an important complication in theuse of agents such as penicillins, cephalosporins, sulphonamides, insulin and streptokinase. The allergenic properties of drugs are a function of molecular size and chemical reactivity.
Zent, Clive
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Usefulness of the drug allergy passport in the drug allergy management. [PDF]
Nowadays, the number of people with drug hypersensitivity has been increasing and it has become a major problem for the healthcare system. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of which medications they can safely use.To assess the suitability of a drug allergy passport in patients with drug hypersensitivity in order to increase knowledge about ...
Branicka O, Rogala B, Gluck J.
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Drug allergy evaluation in children with suspected mild antibiotic allergy [PDF]
BackgroundAdverse antibiotic reactions caused by an immunological mechanism are known as allergic reactions. The percentage of reported antibiotic allergies is likely to differ from the one validated after a drug provocation test (DPT) with the culprit ...
Nikolaos Kitsos+7 more
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Identifying the most at-risk age-group and longitudinal trends of drug allergy labeling amongst 7.3 million individuals in Hong Kong [PDF]
Background Incorrect drug ‘allergy’ labels remain a global public health concern. Identifying regional trends of drug allergy labeling can guide appropriate public health interventions, but longitudinal or population drug allergy studies remain scarce ...
Valerie Chiang+4 more
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Controversies in Drug Allergy: Drug Allergy Pathways. [PDF]
Drug allergy pathways are standardized approaches for patients reporting prior drug allergies with the aim of quality improvement and promotion of antibiotic stewardship. At the International Drug Allergy Symposium during the 2018 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology/World Allergy Organization Joint Congress in Orlando, Florida, drug ...
Chiriac AM+7 more
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Antiviral drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis C are common causes of delayed drug hypersensitivities for which many of the more severe reactions have been recently shown to be immunogenetically mediated such as abacavir hypersensitivity where HLA-B*57 ...
B. Milpied+2 more
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Long waitlists for outpatient drug allergy referrals: An Australian tertiary centre experience [PDF]
Drug allergy clinic waitlist time data are limited. A 24-month retrospective study of drug allergy referrals was undertaken at a tertiary hospital in Australia.
Syed Ali, MBBS, FRACP+2 more
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Immune Mechanisms in Drug Allergy [PDF]
Clinicians had suspected for years that drug eruptions were probably mediated by immune mechanisms because their timing suggested sensitization and specific immunologic memory rather than direct toxicity.
Jean‐Claude Roujeau
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Skin tests and challenge-based drug allergy diagnosis: a retrospective study of patients with confirmed drug allergy [PDF]
Objectives. To describe clinical manifestations and performed diagnostic workup, focusing drug challenge tests (DCT), in patients with drug allergy. Methods.
Ana Margarida Pereira+3 more
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