Publication: Ceftaroline Desensitization Procedure in a Pregnant Patient With Multiple Drug Allergies
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2015
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Kuhlen, James L., Kimberly G. Blumenthal, Caroline L. Sokol, Diana S. Balekian, Ana A. Weil, Christy A. Varughese, Erica S. Shenoy, and Aleena Banerji. 2015. “Ceftaroline Desensitization Procedure in a Pregnant Patient With Multiple Drug Allergies.” Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2 (1): ofv027. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofv027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv027.
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Validated skin testing is lacking for many drugs, including ceftaroline. The cross-reactivity between ceftaroline and other β-lactam antibiotics is unknown. We report a case of a pregnant patient with cystic fibrosis and multiple drug allergies who required ceftaroline for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and underwent an uncomplicated empiric desensitization procedure.
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β-lactam, ceftaroline, cross-reactivity, desensitization procedure, drug allergy
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