Self-reported Antibiotic Allergy Incidence and Prevalence: Age and Sex Effects

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Macy, Eric ^a   Poon K Y, T ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Allergy; Antibiotic; Cephalosporin; Incidence; Macrolide; Penicillin; Prevalence; Quinolone; Sex; Sulfa; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651177557     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.034     Document Type: Article

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