Chlorhexidine: A New Latex?

European Urology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 345-347

  Rutkowski, Krzysztof ^a   Wagner, Annette ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFUSION FLUID; INSTILLAGEL; LATEX; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; TRYPTASE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTUBATION; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URTICARIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; LATEX ALLERGY;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE;

EID: 84940605820     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.04.040     Document Type: Editorial

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