Many people think they are allergic to penicillin. In fact, there is a 95 percent chance that you do not have a true allergy. The University of Maryland Medical Center’s Allergy Clinic offers testing to determine if you definitively have an immune-mediated response to penicillin drugs.
Why get tested? If you are not allergic to penicillin, health care professionals can use this antibiotic to treat a potentially life-threatening infection in the future.
Reasons why you may think you have a penicillin allergy:
- You had a rash that was not due to the antibiotic. For example, it may have been due to your illness.
- Reactions such as a stomachache or loose bowels are not a true allergy.
- Also many people outgrow allergies.
Call 667-214-1449 to schedule penicillin drug allergy testing in convenient, downtown Baltimore or to learn more about the testing process.