Increased adverse drug reactions to cephalosporins in penicillin allergy patients with positive penicillin skin test

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-273

  Park, Miguel A ^a   Koch, Cody A ^b   Klemawesch, Patrick ^c   Joshi, Avni ^a   Li, James T ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Cephalosporin allergy; Penicillin allergy; Skin testing, penicillin

Indexed keywords

CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFDINIR; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JOINT SWELLING; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77952318119     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314367     Document Type: Article

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