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).

Although 68.9% of the medical charts identified an allergy, 17.8% of them did not document the reaction, and 25% were inconsistent across admissions.

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of patients who thought they were allergic to penicillin, perhaps from a childhood experience, are given the all-clear thanks to doctors at Victoria's first antibiotic allergy testing centre.

Patient Education 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 ...