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Do you favor skin testing over direct oral challenge when the penicillin reaction history is remote but poorly characterized in a hospitalized adult?

Mitri et al., PMID 41921035
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Do you favor skin testing over direct oral challenge when the penicillin reaction history is remote but poorly characterized in a hospitalized adult?

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Both the fact that the reaction was remote and poorly characterized support direct amoxicillin challenge (rather than skin testing). According to the 2022 Drug Allergy Practice Parameter Update, direct oral amoxicillin challenge may be considered in adults with distant mild reactions, and since that...

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