Immediate hypersensitivity to Ievofloxacin diagnosed through skin prick test [5]

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 354-

  González Mancebo, Eloina ^a   Fernández Rivas, Montserrat ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETOROLAC; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPEMIDIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; OFLOXACIN; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 3843071308     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1D159     Document Type: Letter

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