| How to cite this article: Sriwijitalai W, Wiwanitkit V. Rate of penicillin allergy among health people: Observation from screening penicillin skin test. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2017;10:759-60 |
| How to cite this URL: Sriwijitalai W, Wiwanitkit V. Rate of penicillin allergy among health people: Observation from screening penicillin skin test. Ann Trop Med Public Health [serial online] 2017 [cited 2021 Mar 1];10:759-60. Available from: https://www.atmph.org/text.asp?2017/10/3/759/188511 |
Dear Editor,
The problem of drug allergy can be seen worldwide. It becomes an important concern in public health. The penicillin is a common antibiotic that can cause allergy and the penicillin allergy can be fatal.[2] The data on the exact prevalence of penicillin allergy are very interesting. Of interest, Macy [2] noted that “millions of individuals falsely labeled with penicillin allergy need to be evaluated to safely allow them to use penicillin-class antibiotics and avoid morbidity associated with penicillin avoidance. Here, the authors report on rate of penicillin allergy among health people from an observation from screening penicillin-skin test. A group of health adult worker in a drug manufacturing factory was screened for possible penicillin allergy. From 35 screeners, the positive test can be seen in three cases, giving the rate equal to 8.57%. Of interest, all had no previous history of penicillin allergy. This rate is similar to the previous report by Macy.[3]
This is an important information in public health pharmacology.
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Macy E. Penicillin allergy: optimizing diagnostic protocols, public health implications, and future research needs. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2015;15:308-13.
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DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.188511
