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Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin

A team of researchers who reviewed medical literature on the accuracy of penicillin allergies has come out with a startling expose!!!! ..Nearly 80% of people who claim that they are allergic to penicillin actually are under the misconception that they are allergic to the drug. ..The researchers led by Dr. Alan R. Salkind, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas Cit...

Penicillin To Pave Way For New Antibiotics

Newer antibiotics like cephalosporins will replace penicillin and amoxicillin when it comes to treating ailments like strep throat, as they are seen to be more effective. Doctors, who reviewed the treatment given to // 11,426 children, showed that even a short course of the newer drugs is more effective than the traditional 10-day dose of the older antibiotics. ....Pediatricians at the Universi...