Allergy to antibiotics in children: Perception versus reality

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 160-163

  Langley, J M ^a   Halperin, S ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MACROLIDE; NEOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE;

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036336677     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/767068     Document Type: Short Survey

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