Tables
Low-risk features |
High-risk features |
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Unknown or forgotten/untraceable history and event more than 1 year ago |
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Anaphylaxis |
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Previously told allergy test positive, but no history of reaction |
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Symptoms suggestive of hypotension |
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Other allergies to non-related drugs (such as non-β-lactams) only |
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Respiratory compromise |
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Non-specific (non-immunological) complaints |
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Urticaria or angioedema |
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Non-urticarial rash which occurred more than 1 year ago |
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Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, and acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis) |
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Family history of penicillin allergy only |
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Mucosal involvement |
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Isolated gastrointestinal upset |
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Internal organ involvement |
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Serum sickness-like reactions |
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Drug-induced autoimmune disease or vasculitis |