Fatal and Near-Fatal Non-allergic Reactions in Patients with Underlying Cardiac Disease Receiving Benzathine Penicillin G in Israel and Switzerland

• Autores principales: Matitiahu Berkovitch (Autor), Liat Ashkenazi-Hoffnung (Autor), Ilan Youngster (Autor), Dotan Shaniv (Autor), Dorit Dil-Nahlieli (Autor), Einat Gorelik (Autor), Martina Schäublin (Autor), Rudolf Stoller (Autor), Nour Karra (Autor), Eyal Schwartzberg (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Benzathine Penicillin G (BPG) is commonly used for treatment of penicillin-susceptible infections and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever. Death following administration of BPG is extremely rare-only a handful of cases have been described in the literature since the 1950's. In this case ser...