title: Medical myth: Ten percent of patients who are allergic to penicillin will have serious reactions if exposed to cephalosporins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar 91342, USA. mherbert@ucla.edu
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Brewster
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanctot-Herbert
mesh_terms: D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins