Cross-reactivity and tolerability of aztreonam and cephalosporins in subjects with a T cell–mediated hypersensitivity to penicillins

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 179-186

  Romano, Antonino ^a,b   Gaeta, Francesco ^a   Valluzzi, Rocco Luigi ^a   Maggioletti, Michela ^a   Caruso, Cristiano ^a   Quaratino, Donato ^c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aztreonam; cephalosporins; challenges; cross reactivity; nonimmediate reactions; penicillins; skin tests; tolerability

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BACAMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TEST; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AZTREONAM; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PENICILLINS; PHENOTYPE; SKIN TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962579823     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.01.025     Document Type: Article

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