Cephalosporin allergy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 804-809

  Kelkar, Pramod S ^a   Li, James T C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFALORAM; CEFALORIDINE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAPIRIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTETAN; CEFOTIAM; CEFOXITIN; CEFSULODIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LORACARBEF; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS REACTION; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SERUM SICKNESS; SKIN TEST; SKIN TOXICITY; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035856014     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra993637     Document Type: Review

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