Benzylpenicillin skin testing is still important in diagnosing immediate hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-253

  Romano, A ^a,b,c   Bousquet Rouanet, L ^d   Viola, M ^b   Gaeta, F ^b   Demoly, P ^d,e   Bousquet, P J ^d,f  

^a Unita di Allergologia   (Italy)

^b UCSC Allergy Unit   (Italy)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^e INSERM U657   (France)

^f DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Benzylpenicillin; Drug allergy and hypersensitivity database; Hypersensitivity; Penicillins; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MINOR DETERMINANT MIXTURE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G DERIVATIVE; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; PIPERACILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URTICARIA;

ADULT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 58649107100     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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