Ceftaroline Desensitization Procedure in a Pregnant Patient With Multiple Drug Allergies | Zendy

James L. Kuhlen | Zendy; Kimberly G. Blumenthal | Zendy; Caroline L. Sokol | Zendy; Diana S. Balekian | Zendy; Ana A. Weil | Zendy; Christy Varughese | Zendy; Erica S. Shenoy | Zendy; Aleena Banerji | Zendy

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Ceftaroline Desensitization Procedure in a Pregnant Patient With Multiple Drug Allergies

Author(s) -

James L. Kuhlen,

Kimberly G. Blumenthal,

Caroline L. Sokol,

Diana S. Balekian,

Ana A. Weil,

Christy Varughese,

Erica S. Shenoy,

Aleena Banerji

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofv027

Subject(s) - medicine , desensitization (medicine) , antibiotics , cephalosporin , allergy , pneumonia , cystic fibrosis , drug allergy , drug , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , receptor , biology

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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