Tolerability of imipenem in children with IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to penicillins

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 167-169

  Atanasković Marković, Marina ^a   Gaeta, Francesco ^b   Gavrović Jankulović, Marija ^c   Veličković, Tanja Čirković ^c   Valluzzi, Rocco Luigi ^b   Romano, Antonino ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Serbia)

^b Allergy Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BACTOX; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMIPENEM; MALE; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 67649342631     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.02.031     Document Type: Letter

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