Intraoperative anaphylaxis to bacitracin during pacemaker change and laser lead extraction

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-393

  Freiler, John F ^a   Steel, Kevin E ^a   Hagan, Larry L ^a   Rathkopf, Melinda M ^a   Roman Gonzalez, Javier ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BACITRACIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HEART ENZYME; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPTASE; VASOPRESSIN;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SOLUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAVAGE; OINTMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 26944479312     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61158-1     Document Type: Article

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