The continuing spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What physicians need to know about transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of Covid-19 is the subject of ongoing updates from infectious disease experts at the Journal. In this audio interview conducted…
In 1959, an article entitled "An Anaphylactoid Reaction to Vancomycin" hypothesized that vancomycin-induced histamine release from mast cells had clinical manifestations similar to those of anaphylaxis but less severe. The author named this reaction "Red Man Syndrome," reflecting the diffuse…