creators_name: Ngeow, W.C. creators_name: Chai, W.L. creators_name: Moody, A.B. creators_id: ngeowy@um.edu.my type: journalp datestamp: 2012-04-25 13:03:45 lastmod: 2012-04-25 13:03:45 metadata_visibility: show title: Red man syndrome during administration of prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis ispublished: pub subjects: JOURNALS full_text_status: public keywords: Antiinfective agent vancomycin antibiotic prophylaxis article bacterial endocarditis case report chemically induced disorder drug hypersensitivity fever flushing human intravenous drug administration male middle aged odontogenic cyst pruritus syndrome Anti-Bacterial Agents Endocarditis, Bacterial Humans Infusions, Intravenous Radicular Cyst note: Cited By (since 1996): 4 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 11323942 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.C. Chemicals/CAS: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Vancomycin, 1404-90-6 abstract: Red man syndrome (RMS) is the occurrence flushing, pruritus, chest pain, muscle spasm or hypotension during vancomycin infusion. It usually happens as a result of rapid infusion of the drug but may also occur after slow administration. The frequency and severity of this phenomenon diminish with repeated administration of vancomycin. A case is presented whereby RMS occurred while prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis was administered. date: 2000 date_type: published publication: Journal of the Irish Dental Association volume: 46 number: 3 pagerange: 92-94 refereed: TRUE citation: Ngeow, Dr. W.C. and Chai, W.L. and Moody, A.B. (2000) Red man syndrome during administration of prophylactic antibiotic against infective endocarditis. [Journal (Paginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/8166/1/Red%20Man%20Syndrome%20During%20Administration%20of%20Prophylactic%20Antibiotic%20Against%20Infective%20Endocarditis.pdf