Antibiotic resistance isn’t just a hospital phenomenon; it's found in every environment tested by scientists. Most antibiotics are developed from organisms living in the soil, so it’s no ...

Many clinicians may recall being taught that a 10% cross-reactivity of allergy between penicillin and cephalosporins exists. This information was based upon older studies from 40 years ago or more ...

Cross-sensitivity between neomycin and bacitracin is very common despite being chemically unrelated (see Figures 1 & 2) (Marks et al., 2002; Scheman et al., 2008).

Because of the high rate of cross-sensitivities and cross-reactions between neomycin and other antibiotics, patients should list neomycin as a medical allergy for the rest of their lives. Advise ...

Melbourne antibiotic allergy testing centre helping stop spread of superbugs By Stephanie Ferrier Posted Sat 24 Jun 2017 at 12:04am Saturday 24 Jun 2017 at 12:04am Sat 24 Jun 2017 at 12:04am ...