Determination of the incidence of sensitization after penicillin skin testing

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 398-403

  Nugent, Jeffrey S ^a   Quinn, James M ^a   McGrath, Christianne M ^a   Hrncir, David E ^a   Boleman, William T ^a   Freeman, Theodore M ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZYLPENICILLOYLPOLYLYSINE; BETA LACTAM; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN G; POLYLYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0037391875     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61823-6     Document Type: Article

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