Anaphylaxis to chlorhexidine-coated central venous catheters: A case series and review of the literature

Surgical Infections

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-174

  Guleri, Achyut ^a   Kumar, Abhishek ^a   Morgan, Richard J M ^a   Hartley, Mike ^a   Roberts, David H ^a  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PANCURONIUM; POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN TEST; THORAX PAIN; URTICARIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84862883264     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2011.011     Document Type: Article

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