Immediate hypersensitivity to penicillins with negative skin tests - The value of specific IgE

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 117-119

  Silva, R ^a   Cruz, L ^a   Botelho, C ^a   Castro, E ^a   Cadinha, S ^a   Castel Branco, M G ^a   Rodrigues, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergy; Hypersensitivity reactions; Penicillins; Predictive value; Skin testing; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PREDICTION; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 70350061726     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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