#PENICILLIN CROSS REACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL#

Universal cross-reactivity between beta-lactams (penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems) is essentially an urban legend that weвЂ™ve all been taught by textbooks. There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding beta-lactam and penicillin allergies. (Kernicterus is a unique effect with ceftriaxone, particularly when used in neonates.)Д«ut what if I told you there was more than one correct answer choice here? Which would you think is most likely to also be correct?ДЄlthough not by the technical NAPLEX study guide, answer choice A is also correct! Which is NOT a cephalosporin class effect? Imagine you are taking a quiz during your Infectious Diseases block and you come across this question: Post-residency, she plans on taking some time to catch up on sleep before embarking on the hunt for a clinical position. (Insert shameless Twitter plug - Outside of pharmacy, she tends to her collection of succulent plants, spends time with family and friends, and enjoys traveling to explore new places.

#PENICILLIN CROSS REACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL#

Her professional interests are primarily all things infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship, but sheвЂ™s also interested in a little bit of everything. She is a New Orleans native and graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy in New Orleans, LA.

Shelby Gross, PharmD is finishing up her PGY-1 residency at University Medical Center New Orleans. Here to feed us the blue (or was it red?) pill to show us behind the beta lactam Matrix is Shelby Gross.

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