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[Vancomycin and "red man's syndrome". Presentation of a clinical case]
A Maccabruni1, G Michelone, V Quarta
1Clinica delle Malattie infettive, Università, IRCSS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
Recenti Progressi in Medicina
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
This paper describes a case of "Red man's syndrome" in a patient with staphylococcal sepsis. The patient was initially treated with intravenous Vancomycin and afterwards with Teicoplanin. The adverse reaction appeared immediately after the start of pharmacological treatment.