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Nonirritating concentrations for skin testing with common antibiotics

Nonirritating concentrations for skin testing with common antibiotics
Antimicrobial drug Full-strength concentration Nonirritating concentration
Cefotaxime 100 mg/mL 10–1
Cefuroxime 100 mg/mL 10–1
Cefazolin 330 mg/mL 10–1
Ceftazidime 100 mg/mL 10–1
Ceftriaxone 100 mg/mL 10–1
Tobramycin 80 mg/2 mL 10–1
Ticarcillin 200 mg/mL 10–1
Clindamycin 150 mg/mL 10–1
Gentamicin 40 mg/mL 10–1
Cotrimoxazole 80 mg/mL 10–2
Levofloxacin 25 mg/mL 10–3
Erythromycin 50 mg/mL 10–3
Azithromycin 100 mg/mL 10–4
Nafcillin 250 mg/mL 10–4
Vancomycin 50 mg/mL 10–4
Nonirritating concentrations are expressed as dilutions from the full-strength intravenous preparation.
Reproduced from: Empedrad R, Darter A, Earl H, Gruchalla R. Letters to the Editor. Nonirritating intradermal skin test concentrations for commonly prescribed antibiotics. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 112:629. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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