Women 3-4 times more likely to have penicillin allergy

Skin testing findings support being female as a risk factor for penicillin reaction
Reuters Health
Women allergy

Women are 3-4 times more likely than men to have a positive penicillin skin test, a US study shows.

It is important for doctors to know that being female is a risk factor for penicillin allergy, says researcher Dr Dayne Voelker, of the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education in Minnesota.