Penicillin allergy

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 87-88

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Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

CROSS REACTION; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029822067     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.1996.341187     Document Type: Short Survey

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