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Table 2 Clinical and Demographic Patient Characteristics

From: First pediatric electronic algorithm to stratify risk of penicillin allergy

Characteristic

Result

Participants

N = 104

Age at assessment, Median

5.59 (3.30, 9.45)

Male

57 (55%)

Female

48 (46%)

Symptom Onset for Adverse Drug Reaction

  ≤ 2 h

35 (34%)

  > 2 h

42 (40%)

 Unknown

27 (26%)

Duration of symptoms

  ≤ 48 h

43 (41%)

    > 48 h

60 (58%)

 Unknown

2 (2%)

Medical attention

 No medical attention

6 (6%)

 Emergency room

33 (32%)

 Family physician office

68 (65%)

Received beta-lactam antibiotic prior to reaction

35 (34%)

Received antibiotics since adverse drug reaction

15 (14%)

Personal atopic history

 Asthma

23 (22%)

 Eczema

24 (23%)

 Food Allergy

10 (10%)

Family history of atopy

71 (68%)