Teicoplanin allergy - An emerging problem in the anaesthetic allergy clinic

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 595-600

  Savic, L C ^a   Garcez, T ^b   Hopkins, P M ^a,c   Harper, N J N ^b   Savic, S ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allergy; anaphylaxis; anaphylaxis incidence; general anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; EPHEDRINE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METARAMINOL; SALBUTAMOL; TEICOPLANIN; TRYPTASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWELLING; TEICOPLANIN ALLERGY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SKIN TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; TEICOPLANIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943247922     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev307     Document Type: Article

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