Clinical history as a predictor of penicillin skin test outcome

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-174

  Wong, Benjamin B L ^a,b,c   Keith, Paul K ^a   Waserman, Susan ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIGEN; HISTAMINE; MAJOR DETERMINANT MIXTURE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOATE; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PENICILLIN SKIN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM; URTICARIA;

EID: 33747651631     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60008-7     Document Type: Article

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