A 45-year-old patient with a known allergy to penicillin presents with an enterococcal endocarditis. The physician needs to prescribe an antibiotic but wants to ensure it is safe for a penicillin allergy. The patient has had previous allergic reactions to penicillin including rash & swelling. Which of the following drugs can be used safely in a patient allergic to penicillin?
ACeftriaxone
BVancomycin
CPiperacillin
DAztreonam
A patient comes to you with skin reactions after visiting the hair dresser. What will you do to confirm the diagnosis of contact dermatitis?
AS IgE
BAllergy Test
CPatch Test
DVDRL
Allograft rejection is an example of which type of hypersensitivity reaction?
AType IV hypersensitivity
BType I hypersensitivity
CType II hypersensitivity
DType III hypersensitivity
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