Allergic Reactions to Antibiotics

Antibiotics, especially the penicillins and sulphonamides, account for a large proportion of allergic drug reactions. Only 5% of adults are allergic to one or more drug.

For more information on allergic reactions to antibiotics, follow the links below.

Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   Penicillin and other antibiotic allergy
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of penicillin and antibiotic allergy by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   'Sulfur allergy' label is misleading
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The term 'sulfur allergy' is misleading and dangerous and should not be used. An allergy to a sulfonamide antibiotic does not imply cross-reactivity with non-antibiotic sulfonamides or other drugs containing sulfhydryl or sulfate groups.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Cotrimoxazole for prophylaxis or treatment of opportunistic infections of HIV/AIDS in patients with previous history of hypersensitivity to cotrimoxazole
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Opportunistic infections are a threat to the lives and health of people living with HIV. Cotrimoxazole, an antibiotic also known as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, is used in the treatment and prevention of several opportunistic infections. In patients w...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Medical mishap. Cross-reactivity of penicillins and cephalosporins
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   A 73-year-old man collapsed at home. Ambulance officers noted impalpable blood pressure, shortness of breath and complaints of right-sided chest and epigastric pains.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Sulfonamide antibiotic allergy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Being told that one is sulfur allergic commonly causes confusion, as many people wrongly assume that they will be allergic to multiple sulfur-containing medicines or sulfite preservatives.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Underneath the RADAR: moxifloxacin
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The quinolone antibiotic moxifloxacin has been listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), for the oral treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults and children over 12 years old who have immediate hypersensitivity to penicillin. This new listing extends the number of patients who can be treated with moxifloxacin.
Date:   Dec 2003
Title:   Allergic reactions to antibiotics
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Antibiotics, especially the penicillins and sulphonamides, account for a large proportion of allergic drug reactions. Although 5% of adults may be allergic to one or more drugs, up to 15% believe that they are, and therefore are frequently unnecessarily denied treatment with an indicated drug.
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