Tolerability of aztreonam and carbapenems in patients with IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to penicillins

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 972-976

  Gaeta, Francesco ^a   Valluzzi, Rocco Luigi ^a   Alonzi, Cristiana ^a   Maggioletti, Michela ^a   Caruso, Cristiano ^a   Romano, Antonino ^a,b  

^a UCSC Allergy Unit   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aztreonam; cross reactivity; ertapenem; imipenem; meropenem; penicillin allergy; skin tests; tolerability

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BACAMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E MEDIATED HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEST; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEMS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926208605     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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