The safety of our patients and staff is very important to us. Therefore we have made some adjustments to the schedule (fewer appointments per hour), allergy shots will now have to be scheduled, optimizing staff presence.
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise. That means in the near future there will be more and more infections with bacteria we can not effectively treat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year at least two million illnesses and 23,000 deaths are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States alone. The reason is overuse of antibiotics and drug allergy. Penicillin allergy alone is reported as high as 10% of the population. This allergy leads to use of alternative antibiotics (when a penicillin is the drug of choice), which in turn is associated with higher cost, greater risk for adverse effects, possibly longer hospitalization and as a consequence development of more resistant bacteria. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) therefore recommends the use of penicillin skin testing to identify true penicillin allergy and to determine whether continued avoidance of penicillin is necessary. In fact, 90% of individuals with suspected penicillin allergy have negative penicillin skin testing and can actually receive penicillins safely.
For further information please check out: http://www.aaaai.org/about-the-aaaai/newsroom/news-releases/penicillin-skin-testing.aspx
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many things have changed. We now offer Telehealth visits for patients. Please call our office to schedule them.
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.
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