129. Penicillin allergy 3: CEPH FAST
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AKA Penicillin Allergy 3: Delabel Hard With A Vengeance
A departure from our semi-annual penicillin allergy episode: one on cephalosporin allergy!
Jame and Callum are joined by Fionnuala Cox to discuss Cephalosporin allergy in general, and the CEPH-FAST risk assessment tool in particular.
Ever wanted to know how to deal with cephalosporin allergy? Listen on!
Paper here:
Cox F, Vogrin S, Sullivan RP, Stone C, Koo G, Phillips E, et al. Development and validation of a cephalosporin allergy clinical decision rule. Journal of Infection. 2025 June 1;90(6). Available from: https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(25)00089-1/fulltext
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106495
(It's open access, don't worry)
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