Allergy to antibiotics in children: an overestimated problem
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- 作者：Susanna Esposito ; susanna.esposito@unimi.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Luca Castellazzi ; Claudia Tagliabue ; Nicola Principi
- 关键词：Adverse event ; Antibiotic ; Antibiotic allergy ; Anti-infective therapy ; β-Lactams ; Non-β-lactams
- 刊名：International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：48
- 期：4
- 页码：361-366
- 全文大小：414 K
文摘
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Antibiotics are the most prescribed drugs for children.
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Allergic reactions are the most frequently reported adverse events.
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After a full allergy work-up, only few reactions can be confirmed as due to allergy.
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Among antibiotics, β-lactams are the most frequent cause of allergic reactions in childhood.
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Non-β-lactam antibiotics can also cause hypersensitivity reactions.