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16596002

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Vancomycin, an antibiotic to which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is sensitive, frequently induces hypersensitivity reactions. Lowering the vancomycin infusion rate and/or premedicating with antihistamine effectively reduce hypersensitivity in most cases. However, vancomycin desensitization is sometimes the only way to ensure safe use. Two types of desensitization protocols have been reported, and these utilize different infusion intervals; rapid desensitization and slow desensitization. We herein report a case of vancomycin hypersensitivity with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. A combination of the two desensitization protocols, rapid desensitization followed by slow desensitization, effectively inhibited the hypersensitivity reaction during vancomycin infusion, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was successfully eradicated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1349-7235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
317-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful vancomycin desensitization with a combination of rapid and slow infusion methods.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports