Recommendations for the management of beta-lactam intolerance

Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-55

  Macy, Eric ^a   Ngor, Eunis ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Allergy; Beta lactam; Carbapenem; Cephalosporin; Cross reaction; Intolerance; Monobactam; Oral challenge; Penicillin; Skin test

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFALEXIN; CEFDINIR; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; BETA-LACTAMS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MEDICAL CARE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN TESTS;

ALGORITHMS; BETA-LACTAMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84906270603     PISSN: 10800549     EISSN: 15590267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12016-013-8369-8     Document Type: Review

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