Hospitalized Adults cont.

9/167 pts. with a (+) skin test did receive PCN usually by “cautious incremental dosing”. 2/9 had IgE-mediated rxn and both pts. had been reactive to both determinants. No deaths occurred.

Conclusions: (-) skin tests have a high NPV and the rxn rate in (+) skin test pts. was higher.

9/167 pts. with a (+) skin test did receive PCN usually by “cautious incremental dosing”. 2/9 had IgE-mediated rxn and both pts. had been reactive to both determinants. No deaths occurred.