Allergy to betalactam antibiotics in children: Results of a 20-year study based on clinical history, skin and challenge tests

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-418

  Ponvert, C ^a   Perrin, Y ^b   Bados Albiero, A ^c   Le Bourgeois, M ^a   Karila, C ^a   Delacourt, C ^a   scheinmann, P ^a   De Blic, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Betalactam allergy hypersensitivity; Challenge tests; Child; Diagnosis; Immediate reactions; Non immediate reactions; Potentially harmful skin reaction; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALORIDINE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN; TICARCILLIN;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-LACTAMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXANTHEMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 79955524497     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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