Severe anaphylaxis caused by orally administered vancomycin to a patient with Clostridium difficile infection.

Bossé, D; Lemire, C; Ruel, J; Cantin, A M; Ménard, F; Valiquette, L

Bossé, D; Lemire, C; Ruel, J; Cantin, A M; Ménard, F; Valiquette, L.

Bossé D; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada. dominick.bosse@usherbrooke.ca

Infection ; 41(2): 579-82, 2013 Apr.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22996384

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report the first case of anaphylaxis to oral vancomycin in a cystic fibrosis patient with severe and relapsing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) refractory to metronidazole. The patient's colitis has been successfully treated with a combination of intravenous metronidazole and tigecycline.

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Anafilaxia/inducido químicamente; Antibacterianos/efectos adversos; Infecciones por Clostridium/tratamiento farmacológico; Vancomicina/efectos adversos; Administración Oral; Adulto; Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico; Clostridioides difficile; Fibrosis Quística/complicaciones; Diarrea/microbiología; Enterocolitis Seudomembranosa/tratamiento farmacológico; Humanos; Masculino; Metronidazol/uso terapéutico; Minociclina/análogos & derivados; Minociclina/uso terapéutico; Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad; Tigeciclina

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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Vancomicina / Infecciones por Clostridium / Anafilaxia / Antibacterianos Límite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: En Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Article

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