Assessment of hypersensitivity reactions in patients receiving carbapenem antibiotics who report a history of penicillin allergy

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 150-153

  Wall, Geoffrey C ^a   Nayima, Vuong A ^a   Neumeister, Kristen M ^a  

^a IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Carbapenem; Cross reactivity; Doripenem; Ertapenem; Hypersensitivity; Imipenem; Meropenem; Penicillin allergy

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; DORIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RASH; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URTICARIA; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84900312457     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: 19739478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1973947813Y.0000000127     Document Type: Article

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