Prospective assessment of diagnostic tests for pediatric penicillin allergy : From clinical history to challenge tests

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BACKGROUND: Diagnostic guidelines for penicillin allergy in children recommend cumbersome protocols based partially on data from adults, which may be suboptimal for pediatric use.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of tools for diagnosis of penicillin allergy in children.

METHODS: A prospective, multicenter study was conducted in children with reported adverse events related to penicillin, excluding severe reactions. All patients underwent a uniform diagnostic protocol that consisted of clinical history, skin tests, serum specific IgE (sIgE), and, regardless of these results, drug provocation tests (DPTs).

RESULTS: A total of 732 children (mean age, 5.5 years; 51.2% males) completed the allergy workup, including DPTs. Amoxicillin triggered 96.9% of all reactions. None of the patients with an immediate index reaction (IR) developed a reaction on DPT. Penicillin allergy was confirmed in 35 children (4.8%): 6 immediate reactions (17%) and 29 nonimmediate reactions (83%) on the DPT. No severe reactions were recorded. The allergist diagnosis based on the clinical history was not associated with the DPT final outcome. In 30 of 33 allergic patients (91%), the results of all skin tests and sIgE tests were negative. A logistic regression model identified the following to be associated with penicillin allergy: a family history of drug allergy (odds ratio [OR], 3.03; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.33-6.89; P = .008), an IR lasting more than 3 days vs 24 hours or less (OR, 8.96; 95% CI, 2.01-39.86; P = .004), and an IR treated with corticosteroids (OR, 2.68; 95% CI, 1.30-5.54; P = .007).

CONCLUSION: Conventional predictors of allergy to penicillin performed weakly. The authors propose straightforward penicillin provocation testing in controlled, experienced centers for the diagnosis of nonsevere penicillin allergy in children.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 121(2018), 2 vom: 13. Aug., Seite 235-244.e3

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ibáñez, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez Del Río, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Lasa, Eva Maria [VerfasserIn]
Joral, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Hornillos, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz, Candelaria [VerfasserIn]
Gómez Traseira, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Escudero, Carmelo [VerfasserIn]
Olaguibel Rivera, Jose María [VerfasserIn]
Garriga-Baraut, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
González-de-Olano, David [VerfasserIn]
Rosado, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-García, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Pérez Bustamante, Socorro [VerfasserIn]
Padial Vilchez, Maria Antonia [VerfasserIn]
Prieto Montaño, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Candón Morillo, Rocío [VerfasserIn]
Macías Iglesia, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Feliú Vila, Angélica [VerfasserIn]
Valbuena, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Lopez-Patiño, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Martorell, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Sastre, Joaquín [VerfasserIn]
Audícana, María Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Penicillin Allergy in Children (APENIN) Task Force. Pediatric Allergy Committee, Spanish Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (SEAIC) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

37341-29-0
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Immunoglobulin E
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Penicillins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.04.2019

Date Revised 08.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.anai.2018.05.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM284492671