Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
Approximately 10% of patients report an allergy to penicillin. However, most patients may not truly be allergic, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
“A lot of kids get penicillin or amoxicillin when they get sick because that is the normal tendency to treat respiratory infections,” said Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of North