Teicoplanin hypersensitivity syndrome

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 476-478

  Lye, David ^a   Athan, Eugene ^a   O'Brien, Daniel ^a  

^a Barwon Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYALGIA; NEUTROPENIA; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RIGOR; SIDE EFFECT; SWEAT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TEICOPLANIN; VICTORIA;

EID: 33847632587     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.11.022     Document Type: Letter

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