Cephalosporins can be prescribed safely for penicillin-allergic patients

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-112

  Pichichoro, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFALORIDINE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFDINIR; CEFDITOREN; CEFEPIME; CEFIXIME; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFPIROME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SKIN TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32844470516     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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