Penicillin allergy might not be very common in subjects with cephalosporin allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1638-

  Macy, Eric ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G;

ALLERGY TEST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TEST;

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 79957863648     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.1125     Document Type: Letter

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