Evidence supporting the use of cephalosporin antibiotics in penicillin-allergic patients

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 230-246

  Pichichero, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFALORIDINE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFDINIR; CEFDITOREN; CEFIXIME; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTETAN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATAMOXEF; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EMBASE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MEDLINE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RASH; REVIEW; RISK; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 29144447720     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.2005.18.230     Document Type: Review

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