Cephalosporin and penicillin cross-reactivity in patients allergic to penicillins

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-216

  Liu, X D ^a   Gao, N ^a   Qiao, H L ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cephalosporins; Cross reactivity; IgE; Penicillins; Radioallergosorbent test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PRURITUS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952232715     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP49206     Document Type: Article

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