Penicillin

Penicillin

Penicillin - a β-lactam antibiotic used in the treatment of many bacterial infections min. pharyngitis and tonsillitis palate, tonsillitis, acute otitis media, inflammation of the sinusitis, purulent nasopharyngitis, bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as in skin and soft tissue infections soft tissues such as roseola or abscesses. Occasionally, patients show specific hypersensitivity to β-lactam antibiotics. These reactions can be immediate-IgE-dependent, cytotoxic or delayed The most common symptom is cutaneous urticaria. Other reactions may involve the respiratory tract, eyes, gastrointestinal tract. Due to the similar structure of β-lactam antibiotics, a cross-reaction can occur in this group a cross-reaction, or hypersensitivity to penicillins, synthetic penicillins and other antibiotics in this group. The test detects the presence of specific IgE antibodies against penicillin.