A role for vancomycin epicutaneous skin testing in the evaluation of perioperative anaphylaxis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 984-985

  Otani, Iris M ^a,b   Kuhlen, James L ^a,b   Blumenthal, Kimberly G ^a,b   Guyer, Autumn ^c   Banerji, Aleena ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISONE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE ANAPHYLAXIS; PRICK TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALIDITY; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TEST;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TESTS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84946500828     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.06.017     Document Type: Article

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