Abstract
The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess cross-hypersensitivity between imipenem/cilastatin and penicillin in patients with reported penicillin allergies. Medical records of febrile neutropenic, penicillin-allergic bone marrow transplant recipients who received imipenem/cilastatin treatment were retrospectively reviewed. The findings of this study indicate the incidence of cross-reactivity between imipenem/cilastatin and penicillin among patients with a history of penicillin allergy may be lower than previously reported.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1512-1514 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2000 |