Very delayed reactions to β-lactam antibiotics

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 293-295

  Rosso, R ^a   Mattiacci, G ^a   Bernardi, M L ^a   Guazzi, V ^a   Zaffiro, A ^a   Bellegrandi, S ^a   De Rocco, M G ^a   Bellioni Businco, B ^a   Sirianni, M C ^a   Aiuti, F ^a   Paganelli, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Amoxycillin; Ampicillin; Antibiotics; Hypersensitivity; Late positive patch test reactions; Late reaction; Patch testing technique

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFRADINE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0034009853     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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