Anaphylaxis to piperacillin-tazobactam despite a negative penicillin skin test

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 964-965

  Rank, M A ^a   Park, M A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Hypersensitivity; Piperacillin tazobactam; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CROHN DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; PENICILLANIC ACID; PENICILLINS; PIPERACILLIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34447121363     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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