Penicillin-induced Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2128-2130

  See, Sharon ^a,b   Scott, Emilie K ^c   Levin, Marc W ^d  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice   (United States)

^c Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice ^*  (United States)

^d Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Jarisch Herxheimer reaction; Neurosyphilis; Penicillin G; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCODONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COLD STRESS; HEADACHE; HERXHEIMER REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA;

HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS;

EID: 28544432414     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G308     Document Type: Article

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