So You Think You're Allergic to Penicillin? You're Probably Not

So You Think You're Allergic to Penicillin? You're Probably Not

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Adoption Discrimination, Penicillin Allergies, Potential Shooter

Episode: Adoption Discrimination, Penicillin Allergies, Potential Shooter

  • Jan 17, 2019 11:00 pm
  • 14:29 mins

(Originally aired August 30, 2018) Guest: Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard, Antibiotic Allergy Researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital Did you know that 90% of people who think they are allergic to penicillin, actually aren't? And that misunderstanding places them at much higher risk for serious, drug-resistant infections. If penicillin is one of the most effective antibiotics available, why are so many people avoiding it unnecessarily?