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Antibiotic allergy

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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 354, Issue 6, Pages 601-609

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MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp043986

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A 55-year-old woman presents to the hospital with cellulitis. She reports a history of urticaria 30 years earlier associated with taking penicillin for a respiratory tract infection. Should cephalosporins be avoided? More generally, how should patients with a history of allergy to antibiotics be evaluated and treated?

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