Table 1 Antibiotics of interest: allergies to these antibiotics denoted a patient to have an antibiotic hypersensitivity. Reporting of a hypersensitivity to any antibiotic was reported to an allergy of the associated class
From: Antibiotic hypersensitivity and adverse reactions: management and implications in clinical practice
Antibiotic class | Antibiotics within class |
|---|---|
Penicillin | Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin–Clavulanate, Ampicillin, Ampicillin–Sulbactam, Nafcillin, Penicillin G Potassium, Penicillin VK, Piperacillin–Tazobactam, Dicloxacillin |
Sulfonamides | Sulfamethoxazole–Timethoprim, sulfur |
Fluoroquinolones | Levofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin |
Cephalosporin | Cefaclor, Cefazolin, Cefepime, Cefixime, Cefoxitin, Ceftaroline, Cephalexin, Cefuroxime, Ceftriazone, Ceftazidime–Avibactam, Cefrolozane–Tazobactam |
Macrolides | Azithromycin, Clartithromycin, Erythromycin |
Tetracycline | Tetracycline, Doxycycline |
Miscellaneous | Clindamycin, Vancomycin |