A diagnostic protocol for evaluating nonimmediate reactions to aminopenicillins

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1186-1190

  Romano, Antonino ^a,b,c   Quaratino, Donato ^a   Di Fonso, Marina ^a   Papa, Giuseppe ^a   Venuti, Alberto ^a   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Unita di Allergologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Ampicillin; Delayed hypersensitivity; Intradermal test; Maculopapular rash; Nonimmediate reactions; Patch test

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BACAMPICILLIN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032836874     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70197-1     Document Type: Article

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