Desensitization to Vancomycin
Authors: Adam Lerner, John M. Dwyer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1984Desensitization to VancomycinADAM LERNER, M.D., JOHN M. DWYER, M.D., PH.D.ADAM LERNER, M.D., JOHN M. DWYER, M.D., PH.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-100-1-157_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Allergic reactions to vancomycin are not rare and can be serious when a patient is infected by an organism (usually staphylococci) for which there is no satisfactory alternate antibiotic agent (1, 2). We report the case of a woman infected with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus who was twice successfully hyposensitized to vancomycin after she had a severe systemic allergic reaction to the drug.Our 36-year-old patient had a history of recurrent staphylococcal skin abscesses since childhood. She presented with a chronic, subcutaneous infection of her right elbow and a breast abscess. Both wounds contained methicillin-resistantS. aureus...References1. ROTHENBURG J. Anaphylactoid reaction to vancomycin. JAMA. 1959;171:123-4. Google Scholar2. BOYCECAUSEY JW. Increasing occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in American hospitals. Am J Infect Control. 1981:8:91-5. Google Scholar3. PARKER C. Clinical Immunology. Philadephia: W. B. Saunders Company; 1980:1253. Google Scholar4. CRAVENKOLLISCHHSIEHCONNOLYMCCABE DNCMW. Vancomycin treatment of bacteremia caused by oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: comparison with B-lactam antibiotic treatment of bacteremia caused by oxacillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis. 1983;147:137-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MYERSLINNEMANN JC. Bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis. 1982;145:532-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGlycopeptide Hypersensitivity and Adverse ReactionsInfliximab-Related Infusion Reactions: Systematic ReviewOther Antimicrobial DrugsSuccessful desensitization for vancomycin hypersensitivityDrug Allergy: An Updated Practice ParameterSuccessful Vancomycin Desensitization with a Combination of Rapid and Slow Infusion MethodsAntibiotic desensitization for the allergic patient: 5 years of experience and practiceDesensitization Protocols for Vancomycin HypersensitivityVancomycin anaphylaxis and successful desensitization in a patient with end stage renal disease on hemodialysis by maintaining steady antibiotic levelsSuccessful Vancomycin Desensitization in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease and Anaphylactic Shock to VancomycinVancomycin hypersensitivity: Synergism with narcotics and ″desensitization" by a rapid continuous intravenous protocolVancomycin: An UpdateVancomycin and Red NecksBRUCE H. ACKERMAN, Pharm.D., ROBERT W. BRADSHER, M.D. 1 January 1984Volume 100, Issue 1Page: 157-157KeywordsAbscessesAllergy and immunologyAntibioticsDrugsElbowMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusSkin abscessesStaphylococcal infectionVancomycin Issue Published: 1 January 1984 PDF downloadLoading ...