title: Ceftaroline desensitization procedure in a pregnant patient with multiple drug allergies.
abstract: Validated skin testing is lacking for many drugs, including ceftaroline. The cross-reactivity between ceftaroline and other β-lactam antibiotics is unknown. We report a case of a pregnant patient with cystic fibrosis and multiple drug allergies who required ceftaroline for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and underwent an uncomplicated empiric desensitization procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kuhlen
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Harvard Medical School ; Medical Practice Evaluation Center , Massachusetts General Hospital.
authors.forename: Kimberly G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Harvard Medical School ; Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital.
authors.forename: Caroline L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sokol
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Diana S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Balekian
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital.
authors.forename: Ana A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Weil
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Department of Pharmacy , Massachusetts General Hospital.
authors.forename: Christy A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Varughese
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School ; Medical Practice Evaluation Center , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Infection Control Unit , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston.
authors.forename: Erica S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital ; Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Aleena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerji
keywords: ceftaroline; cross-reactivity; desensitization procedure; drug allergy; β-lactam