The prevalence of antibiotic skin test reactivity in a pediatric population

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-105

  Kamboj, Sonia ^a   Yousef, Ejaz ^a   McGeady, Stephen ^a   Hossain, Jobayer ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLINS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79953222218     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2011.32.3433     Document Type: Article

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