KITS AND METHODS TO DETECT PENICILLIN ALLERGY

The present invention is directed to a kit for evaluating on the skin of a patient the sensitivity to penicillin, comprising (A) a first vial containing a major determinant mixture, the major determinant mixture comprising benzylpenicilloyl polylysine; (B) a second vial containing lyophilized minor...

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Hauptverfasser: Ryan, William, Adkinson, N. Franklin, Wolfe, James D, Mendelson, Louis M, Ressler, Charlotte, Bauer, Richard
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed to a kit for evaluating on the skin of a patient the sensitivity to penicillin, comprising (A) a first vial containing a major determinant mixture, the major determinant mixture comprising benzylpenicilloyl polylysine; (B) a second vial containing lyophilized minor determinant mixture, the minor determinant mixture comprising a lyophilized mixture of neutralized (1) penicillin G potassium; (2) penicilloic acid; and (3) penilloic acid; (C) a third vial containing amoxicillin sodium; and (D) instructions for carrying out a method to evaluate on the skin of a patient the sensitivity to penicillin. The present invention is also directed to a method to rule out penicillin allergy using the disclosed kit.