Penicillin skin testing in the evaluation and management of penicillin allergy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Fox, Stephanie ^a   Park, Miguel A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BENZYLPENICILLOIC ACID; BENZYLPENICILLOYL N PROPYLAMINE; BENZYLPENILLOATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G DERIVATIVE; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DESENSITIZATION; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 78650887163     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.05.010     Document Type: Review

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