Vancomycin immediate skin responses in vancomycin-naïve subjects

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Park Nicollet Asthma and Allergy, Bloomington, MN, USA.
⁵ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Santiago Alvarez-Arango et al. Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;51(7):932-935.

doi: 10.1111/cea.13850. Epub 2021 Feb 21.

¹ Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Park Nicollet Asthma and Allergy, Bloomington, MN, USA.
⁵ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest statement: The authors declare that they have no relevant conflicts of interest.

1. Polk RE, Israel D, Wang J, Venitz J, Miller J, Stotka J. Vancomycin skin tests and prediction of “red man syndrome” in healthy volunteers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1993;37(10):2139–43. - PMC - PubMed
1. Minhas JS, Wickner PG, Long AA, Banerji A, Blumenthal KG. Immune-mediated reactions to vancomycin: A systematic case review and analysis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016;116(6):544–53. - PMC - PubMed
1. Broyles AD, Banerji A, Barmettler S, Biggs CM, Blumenthal K, Brennan PJ, et al. Practical Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Drug Hypersensitivity: Specific Drugs. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2020;8(9):S16–S116. - PubMed
1. McAuley MA. Allergic reaction or adverse drug effect: correctly classifying vancomycin-induced hypersensitivity reactions. J Emerg Nurs. 2012;38(1):60–2. - PubMed
1. Anne S, Middleton E Jr., Reisman RE. Vancomycin anaphylaxis and successful desensitization. Ann Allergy. 1994;73(5):402–4. - PubMed