If your centre performs penicillin skin prick/intradermal testing, do you routinely wait for delayed intradermal test readings prior to challenge?ġ2. If your centre performs penicillin skin prick/intradermal testing, which reagents do you routinely include in your penicillin allergy workup?ġ1. Which of the following tests are available for penicillin allergy testing?ġ0. Does your country/region have structured referral pathways for penicillin allergy testing?ĩ. Which healthcare professionals performs or leads penicillin allergy testing in your country/region?Ĩ. Does your country/region have its own specific protocols/guidelines on penicillin allergy testing?ħ. Do you know the prevalence of drug allergy (labels) among the general population in your country/region?Ħ. Do you know the prevalence of drug allergy (labels) among hospitalized patients in your country/region?ĥ. Do you know the overall prevalence of drug allergy or drug allergy labels in your country/region?Ĥ. Does your country/region have a drug allergy registry?ģ. What are the age range of patients you seeĬountry/region-specific questions ( n = 13)Ģ. p-Values <.05 were considered statistically significant.ĭemographic profile of respondents ( n = 16)ġ. Variables were then compared using Fisher's exact tests on IBM SPSS Statistics version 28.0 (IBM Co.). All invitations were replied with a valid response, representing 13 (87%) countries/regions, which were classified as “Advanced Economies” (AE Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan) and “Emerging Economies” (EE China, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam) according to the International Monetary Fund (Table 1). In total, 16 questionnaires were sent to experts from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. 2- 4 This international survey was performed to investigate the epidemiology, healthcare infrastructures and clinical practices pertaining to penicillin allergy in AP.Ī 25-item questionnaire (with additional questions for selected answers) was distributed to representatives of countries/regions of the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology from July to October 2022. 1 The epidemiology and sensitization patterns of penicillin allergy varies greatly and remain largely unknown in the Asia-Pacific (AP) region. The overwhelming burden of penicillin “allergy” labels remains a global public health concern associated with a myriad of adverse clinical outcomes.
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