PPP001: Antibiotic Allergies with Dr Jason Trubiano
In the first episode of the Purple Pen Podcast, Jane and Dan talk to Dr Jason Trubiano, ID Physician and co-ordinator of antibiotic allergy services at Austin Health and Peter Mac.
We talk to Jason about:
- the incidence of cross-reactivity between penicillins and cephalosporins: it's all about the side chains
- the importance of taking a good allergy history: knowing the individual medicine that caused the reaction, rather than the class, is more useful
- the role of rechallenge and testing: who can be safely re-challenged