Clients with an allergy to penicillin are more likely to show a cross-sensitivity reaction to which of the following classes of antibiotics?

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Cross-sensitivity reactions are allergic reactions to one or more drugs with similar chemical structures. When a client experiences a hypersensitivity to one drug in a given class, that client will also be allergic to all of the drugs within the same class. Clients may also experience cross-sensitivity reactions to families of drugs with similar structures, such as the penicillins and the cephalosporin antibiotics.

Clients with an Allergy to Penicillin Are More Likely to Show