title: Risk factors for adverse cutaneous reactions associated with intravenous vancomycin.
abstract: We retrospectively studied adverse cutaneous reactions associated with intravenous vancomycin therapy over a 14-month period when two different brands of vancomycin were used. Of 224 adults, 12 (5.4%) had infusion-related reactions; ten of 174 patients who received more than one day of vancomycin (5.7%) had delayed cutaneous reactions. Age less than 40 years was a risk factor for both infusion-related and delayed reactions by both univariate and multivariate analysis. Duration of therapy greater than 7 days was a risk factor for delayed reactions. There was a significant increase in adverse cutaneous reactions associated with the use of a particular batch of vancomycin, although analytical testing of this batch failed to identify any difference from other batches associated with routine rates of adverse reactions. Awareness of vancomycin-associated infusion-related and delayed cutaneous reactions is necessary, and the risk factors associated with these reactions may have important clinical implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Korman
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Turnidge
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Grayson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin