Beta-lactam allergy in Chinese patients and factors predicting genuine allergy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Beta-lactams (BL) are the most frequently reported drug allergy, but the vast majority of patients are found not to be genuinely allergic after evaluation. Few studies have investigated the clinical predictors of genuine BL allergy, and the prevalence in hospitalized Chinese patients is unknown.

Methods

Patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Hong Kong (HK) were analyzed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with the presence of BL allergy labels among hospitalized Chinese patients. A combined cohort of patients having completed allergy investigation for suspected BL allergies in the United Kingdom (UK) and HK were analyzed to identify predictors of genuine allergy.

Results

The prevalence of BL allergy labels in hospitalized HK Chinese was

SUBMITTER: Li PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822230 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature