Among adult inpatients labeled as having a low-risk sulfa antibiotic allergy, 99% tolerated an oral challenge with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, according to a prospective study. The study included ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The specificity and sensitivity of the self-assessment were 84.9% and 80.1%, respectively. The tool does not ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old male in fairly good health. I recently was prescribed Bactrim (a sulfa drug) for an ear infection but didn’t know I am allergic to sulfa. I had a severe reaction to ...

Last month, I described a 28-year-old patient with a history of injection drug use who presented with pain in his left forearm. His history showed that, within the past 2 years, he'd been seen for ...

WASHINGTON -- Posters at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting provided data about an antibiotic allergy assessment tool via a smartphone app, a direct oral challenge ...