Safety of meropenem in patients reporting penicillin allergy: Lack of allergic cross reactions

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-237

  Cunha, Burke A ^a   Hamid, N S ^b   Krol, V ^b   Eisenstein, L ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carbapenem penicillin cross reactivity; Carbapenems; Meropenem; Penicillin allergy; Penicillin skin testing

Indexed keywords

MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CELLULITIS; CHOLANGITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA;

EID: 44849098420     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.2.233     Document Type: Article

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