Desensitization to ceftaroline in a patient with multiple medication hypersensitivity reactions

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 198-202

  Jones, Justin M ^a   Richter, Lisa M ^a   Alonto, Augusto ^a   Leedah, David D ^a  

^a Sanford Health South University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AZTREONAM; CEFTAROLINE FOSAMIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPTOMYCIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TIGECYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PPI-0903;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLAVICULAR OSTEOMYELITIS; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART MURMUR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHARMACY; PORT PLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ABSCESS; STERNOMANUBRIAL JOINT; STERNUM; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROAT DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; URTICARIA; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84921736911     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp140151     Document Type: Article

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