Chlorhexidine allergy in four specialist allergy centres in the United Kingdom, 2009–13: clinical features and diagnostic tests

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 380-386

  Egner, W ^a   Helbert, M ^b   Sargur, R ^c   Swallow, K ^c   Harper, N ^b   Garcez, T ^b   Savic, S ^d   Savic, L ^d   Eren, E ^e  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthesia; anaphylaxis; chlorhexidine allergy; skin tests; specific IgE

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CISATRACURIUM; GELATIN; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MORPHINE; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TEICOPLANIN; VECURONIUM; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BRONCHOSPASM; CHLORHEXIDINE ALLERGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGIC SURGERY; URTICARIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEST;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85014932606     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cei.12944     Document Type: Article

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