History of penicillin allergy and referral for skin testing: Evaluation of a pediatric penicillin allergy testing program

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 181-184

  Langley, Joanne M ^a,b   Halperin, Scott A ^a   Bortolussi, Robert ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Drug hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, immediate; Penicillins

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLOXACILLIN; HISTAMINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G SODIUM; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; PIVAMPICILLIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CENTER; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN TEST;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036811486     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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