A case of piperacillin-induced occupational anaphylaxis: Detection of serum IgE to piperacillin-HSA conjugate

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 682-685

  Kim, Jeong Eun ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Kim, Joo Hee ^a   Bahn, Joon Woo ^b   Jin, Hyun Jung ^a   Ye, Young Min ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; IgE; Occupational diseases; Piperacillin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PIPERACILLIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URTICARIA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PIPERACILLIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955611166     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.5.682     Document Type: Article

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