➤ How should clinicians manage a pregnant patient who reports a penicillin allergy?
Pregnant patients with reported penicillin allergy should undergo allergy evaluation and, if the allergy is confirmed or history suggests risk to the fetus, receive penicillin desensitization in a monitored setting followed by benzathine penicillin G. This approach protects the fetus and avoids ineffective alternative therapies.
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