Diagnosing nonimmediate reactions to penicillins by in vivo tests

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-174

  Romano, Antonino ^a,c,d   Viola, Marinella ^a   Mondino, Chiara ^a   Pettinato, Rosa ^c   Di Fonso, Marina ^a   Papa, Giuseppe ^a   Venuti, Alberto ^a   Montuschi, Paolo ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Unità di Allergologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Challenges; Intradermal tests; Maculopapular rash; Patch tests; Penicillins

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0036974576     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065876     Document Type: Article

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