Penicillins and cephalosporins as allergens - Structural aspects of recognition and cross-reactions

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 744-749

  Baldo, B A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZLOCILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOGLYCIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLOXACILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; MEZLOCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN; TICARCILLIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGENICITY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033039237     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00575.x     Document Type: Review

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