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Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Suspected Penicillin Allergy ... Undergoing Surgery • Cephalosporins ... reaction to a cephalosporin ... cross-reactivity rate with cephalosporins ... anaphylaxis with a cephalosporin
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Penicillin Allergy ... With Penicillin Allergy ... HSR), EMR lists allergy ... fourth-generation cephalosporin ... #Penicillin #Allergy
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

Cross reactivity of penicillin-allergic patients to cephalosporins has more to do with
Penicillins and Cephalosporins ... of penicillin-allergic ... patients to cephalosporins ... #Penicillins #Cephalosporins ... #Allergy #Management
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
leading to an allergic ... Sensitization" to Allergen ... Initial exposure to allergen ... after clearance of allergen ... . penicillin & cephalosporin
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... . penicillin & cephalosporin ... fever, Urticaria, Allergic ... Hypersensitivity #Allergy ... #Allergic #Reactions
Neisseira meningitidis - Treatment Principles
 • Prompt antibiotics — do not delay for LP!
 • 3rd-gen
• 3rd-gen cephalosporin ... if beta-lactam allergy ... didn't get 3rd-gen cephalosporin
Cephalosporin Coverage
First-generation cephalosporins: 
 - Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,
Cephalosporin Coverage ... First-generation cephalosporins ... Second-generation cephalosporins ... Third-generation cephalosporins ... marcescens #Cephalosporin
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Cephalosporins - ... third-generation cephalosporin ... anti-pseudomonal coverage #Cephalosporins
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cephalosporins - ... 4th Generation Cephalosporin ... Review #Overview #Cephalosporins
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
Cephalosporin Antibiotic ... CEFTOBIPROLE #Cephalosporins