title: Management of service personnel with a history of penicillin allergy: discussion paper.
abstract: A false label of penicillin allergy may have important consequences for wartime medical evacuation. This article outlines the antibiotic protocol for war wounds, the current status of tests to diagnose true penicillin allergy and suggests a strategy for the management of personnel with a history of such allergy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Milner
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Merrett
mesh_terms: D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins