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How Was Penicillin Discovered

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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Hi, I have been told I am allergic to penicillin but that was a while ago (about 15 years ago). Is it possible to get a test for penicillin allergy through GPs usually? I have tried to get a test (as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

I recently was treated for syphillis ,but before treatment needed to be desensitized because of my allergy to penicillin,and all the substitutions including doxycycline.(anaphlaxis) I was in the ICU... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

received results yet. If I did contract syphilis- how long does it take the penicillin shot to cure the ...I was informed by a one time sex partner 9 days after encounter that he had syphilis so I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Nishad BN MD

almost instantly rendered non-infectious by penicillin. Perhaps within a few hours of the first penicillin injection, and certainly within 24 hours, you could not have transmitted the infection -- even ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Roopa Hiremath MD

If you have symptoms of what might be the shingles how do you know for sure? I had what seemed to be the start of shingle but has subsided. I was taking penicillin for an absess tooth when I got the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Roopa Hiremath ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)

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Dr. Gaurav Patel MD

My daughter, a nurse, has had hives for 6 months. It started after she discovered to latex, and now ... penicillin, could the hives be caused by distributing penicillin? She is taking claritin and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Satvinder Bakshi MD

me on Penicillin which made them go away. Then a week later on my clitoris i realised some pinching pain, i discovered that i had a lump with a piece on skin hanging off... i pulled this off then a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satvinder Bakshi ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

benzyl pencilline for 10 days, nd d mother was treated by benzene penidure pencilline for 3 weekly dose. How did this disease comes ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Thulasimani Munisamy MD

Hi, I went to the doctor and didn t get a strep culture but the doc perscribed penicillin based on how red my throat was and my glads were swollan. I have since come down with major cold symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Thulasimani Munisamy ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rishma Lakhani MD

I found out I was pregnant on Wednesday. I went to the Doctor on Thursday and substantiated that I was pregnant. My HCG was 69 and progesterone was 1.67. According to my cycle I should be 5... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rishma Lakhani ( OBGYN)