Allergy to chlorhexidine: Beware of the central venous catheter

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 191-194

  Faber, M ^a,b   Leysen, J ^a,b   Bridts, C ^a,b   Sabato, V ^a,b   De Clerck, L S ^a,b   Ebo, D G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allergy; Central venous catheter; Chlorhexidine

Indexed keywords

CD63 ANTIGEN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84876049947     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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