Antibiotic allergy [16]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2293-2294

  Eschenauer, Gregory A ^a   Regal, Randolph E ^a   DePestel, Daryl D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; CROSS REACTION; NOTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARBAPENEMS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PENICILLINS;

EID: 33646875289     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc060615     Document Type: Letter

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