Immunology
You probably don't have a penicillin allergy
You may think you have an allergy to penicillin, but you probably don't.
Feb 25, 2019
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Dentistry
Patients reporting penicillin allergy less likely to have successful dental implants
Dental implants are more than twice as likely to fail in people who report an allergy to penicillin and are given alternative antibiotics, compared to those given amoxicillin, a new study by researchers at NYU College of ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Pediatrics
Is your child's 'penicillin allergy' real?
(HealthDay)—Many children suspected of being allergic to the inexpensive, first-line antibiotic penicillin actually aren't, new research indicates.
Jul 3, 2017
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Medical research
Low-dose penicillin in early life induces long-term behavioral changes
In a landmark study, researchers at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University have found that providing clinical (low) doses of penicillin to pregnant mice and their offspring results in long-term behavioural ...
Apr 4, 2017
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Health
Economic analysis finds penicillin, not 'the pill', may have launched the sexual revolution
(Medical Xpress)—The 1950s were not as prudish as they seemed on the surface, says economist Andrew Francis.
Jan 28, 2013
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Immunology
Think you're allergic to penicillin? There's a good chance you're wrong
Are you allergic to penicillin? Perhaps you have a friend or relative who is? With about one in ten people reporting a penicillin allergy, that's not altogether surprising.
Apr 26, 2019
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Dentistry
Why antibiotics are overused in dentistry
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are overused in dentistry because many patients mistakenly believe they have a penicillin allergy. But such allergies are rare and should be investigated by a doctor, says Bodil Lund, chair of the ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Health
Many patients mistakenly believe they are allergic to penicillin
It's time for your primary care check-up, and the doctor asks you to list any known drug allergies. "Penicillin," you say immediately, although you can't remember actually taking the drug or having a reaction to it—it was ...
May 5, 2016
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Other
Guatemala finds 5 who survived deadly US research
The Guatemalan government said Tuesday it has tracked down five survivors from a deadly US government research project on sexually transmitted diseases that killed scores of its people.
Aug 30, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked with birth defects
Children of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during early pregnancy are at an increased risk of major birth defects, particularly heart defects, compared with children of mothers prescribed penicillin, finds a study ...
Feb 19, 2020
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Penicillin
Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. Penicillin antibiotics are historically significant because they were the first drugs that were effective against many previously serious diseases such as syphilis and Staphylococcus infections. Penicillins are still widely used today, though many types of bacteria are now resistant. All penicillins are Beta-lactam antibiotics and are used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms.
The term "penicillin" can also refer to the mixture of substances that are naturally produced.
The term "penam" is used to describe the core skeleton of a member of a penicillin antibiotic. This skeleton has the molecular formula R-C9H11N2O4S, where R is a variable side chain.
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