IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to cephalosporins: Cross-reactivity and tolerability of penicillins, monobactams, and carbapenems

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 994-999

  Romano, Antonino ^a,b   Gaeta, Francesco ^a   Valluzzi, Rocco Luigi ^a   Caruso, Cristiano ^a   Rumi, Gabriele ^a   Bousquet, Philippe Jean ^c,d  

^a Allergy Unit   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Epidemiologie   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Aztreonam; Carbapenems; Cephalosporin allergy; Cross reactivity; Penicillins; Skin tests; Tolerability

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFATRIZINE; CEFAZAFLUR; CEFODIZIME; CEFONICID; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBAPENEMS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOBACTAMS; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049485060     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.052     Document Type: Article

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