Female sex as a risk factor for penicillin allergy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-58

  Park, Miguel A ^a   Matesic, Damir ^b   Markus, Patricia J ^a   Li, James T C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Academy of Allergy Asthma and Sinus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; PENICILLOATE; PREPEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST;

EID: 34447562789     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60621-7     Document Type: Article

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