Penicillin sensitivity among children without a positive history for penicillin allergy

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 278-280

  Cetinkaya, Feyzullah ^a,b   Cag, Yakup ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Hypersensitivity; Penicillin allergy

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLINS; PREVALENCE; SKIN TESTS; TURKEY;

EID: 3142740135     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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