T cells isolated from positive epicutaneous test reactions to amoxicillin and ceftriaxone are drug specific and cytotoxic

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 647-652

  Yawalkar, Nikhil ^a,b   Hari, Yvonne ^a   Frutig, Karin ^a   Egli, Fabienne ^a   Wendland, Thomas ^a   Braathen, Lasse R ^b   Pichler, Werner J ^a  

^a Clinic for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology/Allergology   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Cytotoxicity; Drug allergy; Immunochemistry; Skin; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CINNARIZINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; LORAZEPAM; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BULLOUS DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0033774505     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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