Antibiotic desensitization in adults with cystic fibrosis

Respirology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-364

  Burrows, Judith A ^a   Toon, Michael ^a   Bell, Scott C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antibiotic; Beta lactam; Cystic fibrosis; Desensitization

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TAZOBACTAM; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARYNX EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SERUM SICKNESS; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLINS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141848446     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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