Drug Allergies in Older Adults: A Major Problem in a Specific Population
Older age was an independent risk factor for anaphylaxis and both immediate and delayed reactions. Older adults had higher rates of comorbidities, polypharmacy, beta-lactam antibiotic triggers, and hospitalization and ICU admission.
Authors
- Recep Evcen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-5816)
- Tuğba Önalan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-5925)
- Eray Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-1773)
- Ümmügülsüm Yılmaz Ergün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5922-9959)
- Şevket Arslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0343-0159)
- Fatma Arzu Akkuş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0519-7132)
- Fatih Çölkesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6595-1267)
- Mehmet Kılınç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1117-6872)
- Mehmet Emin Gerek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4792-0544)
- Filiz Sadi Aykan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-5573)
- Selim Kahraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8471-7313)
Institutions
- Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Rize Devlet Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540374
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00