Guidelines for penicillin allergy in patients with H. pylori infection

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2], Sargun Singh Walia M.B.B.S.[3]

2017 ACG Guidelines for penicillin allergy in patients with H. pylori infection

Strong recommendation
Most patients with a history of penicillin allergy do not have true penicillin hypersensitivity. After failure of fi rst-line therapy, such patients should be considered

for referral for allergy testing since the vast majority can ultimately be safely given amoxicillin-containing salvage regimens