Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "β-lactam"

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    • Ceftaroline Desensitization Procedure in a Pregnant Patient With Multiple Drug Allergies 

      Kuhlen, James L.; Blumenthal, Kimberly G.; Sokol, Caroline L.; Balekian, Diana S.; Weil, Ana A.; Varughese, Christy A.; Shenoy, Erica S.; Banerji, Aleena (Oxford University Press, 2015)
      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 ...

    • Rapid optical determination of β-lactamase and antibiotic activity 

      Khan, Shazia; Sallum, Ulysses W; Zheng, Xiang; Nau, Gerard J; Hasan, Tayyaba (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: The absence of rapid tests evaluating antibiotic susceptibility results in the empirical prescription of antibiotics. This can lead to treatment failures due to escalating antibiotic resistance, and also furthers ...