Assessment of a new brand of determinants for skin testing in a large group of patients with suspected β-lactam allergy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-260

  Matheu, Victor ^a   Perez E ^a   Gonzalez R ^a   Poza, P ^a   De La Torre, F ^a   Sanchez Machin I ^a   Garcia Robaina J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzylpenicilloyl polylysine; Drug allergy; Major determinants; Minor determinant mixture; Penicillin allergy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G SODIUM; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RASH; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; BENZENEACETAMIDES; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; SPAIN;

EID: 34548266700     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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