Management of the patient reporting an allergy to penicillin

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-512

  Bryson, Ethan Oliver ^a   Frost, Elizabeth A M ^a   Rosenblatt, Meg A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; PENICILLINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 35948984057     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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