Life-threatening reaction to vancomycin given for noninfectious fever

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1043-1045

  Johnson, James R ^a,c   Burke, Mark S ^d   Mahowald, Maren L ^d   Ytterberg, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Fever of unknown origin; Gout; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TROPONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0032832359     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18441     Document Type: Article

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