The Immediate and Delayed Maximal Nonirritating Skin Testing Concentrations of ß-Lactam Antibiotics.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
; 2024 Jul 30.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Maximal skin testing (ST) nonirritant concentrations (NICs) are consistent for penicillin and aminopenicillin among guidelines. However, there is variability among guidelines for maximal ST NICs of cephalosporins.OBJECTIVE:
To determine maximal immediate and delayed ST NICs of 15 ß-lactams in ß-lactam-tolerant and ß-lactam-naïve participants.METHODS:
We performed a single-center, nonrandomized prospective study between September 2019 and January 2022 in adult participants. Participants received skin prick testing (SPT) and intradermal test (IDT) injections at 6 increasing concentrations of 1 or more ß-lactams. A concentration was considered irritant when more than 5% of participants had a positive test. A positive test was defined as a wheal ≥3 mm compared with negative control accompanied by a ≥5 mm flare for SPT/IDT and induration ≥5 mm with associated erythema at 48 hours for delayed readings (dIDT). Sensitivity analyses using 3 alternative IDT positive criteria were conducted.RESULTS:
A total of 747 participants with a median age of 64 (interquartile range 54-72) years (52% male, 85% White, and 92% non-Hispanic) underwent 20,858 skin tests. All undiluted SPT concentrations were nonirritant. We found the following maximal IDT/dIDT NICs (mg/mL) ampicillin (41.6/125), ampicillin-sulbactam (93.8/187.5), aztreonam (6.3/25), cefazolin (55/165), cefepime (35/140), cefoxitin (45/90), ceftaroline (7.5/15), ceftriaxone (58.3/175), cefuroxime (55/110), ertapenem (16.6/50), imipenem-cilastin (6.3/25), meropenem (8.3/25), nafcillin (31.3/62.5), oxacillin (20.9/83.5), and piperacillin-tazobactam (112.5/225). dIDTs were almost all completely nonirritant close to or at undiluted concentrations. There were no differences when we applied 3 IDT positivity criteria to our raw data.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that SPTs with undiluted stock ß-lactam antibiotic concentrations are nonirritant. Compared with previously published nonirritant concentrations, we propose a 2- to 50-fold increase to the maximal IDT and dIDT NICs of 15 ß-lactam antibiotics. When performing dIDTs, a higher concentration should be used rather than the same IDT concentration.
Ampicillin; Ampicillin-sulbactam; Antibacterial agents; Aztreonam; Cefazolin; Cefepime; Cefoxitin; Ceftaroline; Cefuroxime; Delayed intradermal readings; Drug hypersensitivity; Ertapenem; Imipenem-cilastin; Intradermal testing; Meropenem; Nafcillin; Nonirritant concentrations; Oxacillin; Penicillin hypersensitivity; Piperacillin-tazobactam; Prick testing; Skin testing
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J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
Ano de publicação:
2024
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