Penicillin skin testing in advance of need: Multiyear follow-up in 568 test result-negative subjects exposed to oral penicillins

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1111-1115

  Macy, Eric ^a   Mangat, Ripdeep ^a   Burchette, Raoul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Allergy; Amoxicillin; Antibiotic; Outcomes; Penic illin skin test; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0038066530     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1385     Document Type: Article

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