Prevalence and Incidence of Drug Allergies
Prevalance of types of Drug Allergies:
For details see prevalence of types of Drug Allergies analysis; summary of available prevalence data:
Drug Allergies Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Prevalance of Drug Allergies:
Allergic drug reactions, commonly caused by antibiotics
such as penicillin, occur in 2%-3% of hospitalized patients. (Source: excerpt from Allergies: NWHIC)
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Latex allergy:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Approximately 1% of the population has a latex allergy. Anyone who is in frequent contact with latex-containing products is at risk for developing a latex allergy. (See Products that contain latex, page 358.)The more frequent the exposure, the higher the risk. The populations at highest risk are medical and dental professionals, workers in latex companies, and patients with spina bifida.
Other individuals at risk include:
❑ patients with a history of asthma or other allergies, especially to bananas, avocados, tropical fruits, or chestnuts
❑ patients with a history of multiple intra-abdominal or genitourinary surgeries
❑ patients who require frequent intermittent urinary catheterization.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Drug Allergies usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Drug Allergies at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Drug Allergies refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Drug Allergies diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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