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Table 2 As part of the extended metal and bone cement series, 11 additional substances, each commercially available and prepared at different concentrations (conc.) in either a petrolatum (pet.) or aqueous (aq.) base (veh. = vehicle), are applied to the patient’s upper back in an individualized test set

From: The role of antibiotic-loaded bone cement in complicated knee arthroplasty: relevance of gentamicin allergy and benefit from revision surgery — a case control follow-up study and algorithmic approach

Metal and bone cement series

Allergen

Conc.

Veh.

Readings

 

Titanium(IV)-oxide

0.1%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Manganese(II)-chloride

0.5%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Molybdenum(V)-chloride

2.0%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Vanadium-pentoxide

10%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate

1.0%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Copper(II) sulfate

1.0%

aq.

D2, D3, D6

Benzoyl peroxide

1.0%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Gentamicin sulfate

20%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Hydroquinone

1.0%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

N,N-Dimethyl-p-toluidine

2.0%

pet.

D2, D3, D6

Methylmethacrylate

2.0%

pet.

D2, D3, D6