Immediate reaction to clarithromycin

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-32

  Gangemi, S ^a   Ricciardi, L ^a   Fedele, R ^a   Isola, S ^a   Purello D'Ambrosio, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Viale Principe Umberto ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchospasm; Challenge test; Clarithromycin; Drug allergy; Macrolides

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0035073339     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0546(01)79013-1     Document Type: Article

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