What is the risk of using a cephalosporin in a patient with a penicillin allergy?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 387-388

  Cormier, Alana ^a   Rieder, Michael J ^b   Matsui, Doreen ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFALORIDINE; CEFALOTIN; CEFATRIZINE; CEFDINIR; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFRADINE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE;

ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUSITIS; SKIN TEST; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA;

EID: 34548403034     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/12.5.387     Document Type: Article

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