Penicillin allergy is a global problem: The European experience [5] (multiple letters)

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1014-1015

  Blanca, Miguel ^a   Jaen, María José Torres ^a   Mayorga, Cristobalina ^a   Padial, Antonia ^b   Macy, Eric ^c  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LETTER; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0242719738     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.08.040     Document Type: Letter

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