Assessing the risk of adverse reactions to intramuscular benzathine penicillin G

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 15, 1999, Pages

  Kaplan, Edward L ^a   Markowitz, Milton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; URTICARIA;

EID: 0033383170     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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