Antibiotic desensitization for the allergic patient: 5 Years of experience and practice

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 426-432

  Turvey, Stuart E ^a   Cronin, Beth ^a   Arnold, Alana D ^a   Dioun, Anahita F ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS ALLERGY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS REACTIONS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042844393     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61778-4     Document Type: Article

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