Basic Summary for Penicillin allergy
Main name of condition: Penicillin allergy
What is Penicillin allergy?
Brief description of Penicillin allergy: Allergy to penicillin and related medications.
Parent types of Penicillin allergy: Immune disorders, Drug Allergies
Organs Affected by Penicillin allergy: immune system
How many people get Penicillin allergy?
Prevalance of Penicillin allergy: 2-3% of people (2-3% of hospitalized patients)
Prevalance Rate of Penicillin allergy: approx 1 in 50 or 2.00% or 5.4 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Penicillin allergy: Penicillin is a common cause of drug allergy. One clinic found 2.5 percent of their study group reacted to penicillin allergy skin tests (IgE antibodies).1
How serious is Penicillin allergy?
Deaths for Penicillin allergy: 400 deaths annually among Americans (NIAID)
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID
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