Frequency of self-reported penicillin allergy in the area of Seine-Saint-Denis (France);Fréquence de l'allergie à la pénicilline autodéclarée dans le département de Seine-Saint-Denis

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Branellec, A ^a   Thomas, M ^b   Fain, O ^c   Kettaneh, A ^d   Stirnemann, J ^c   Letellier, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Drug allergy; Outpatients; Self declared penicillin allergy; Single day study

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; COMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41049098671     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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