Retesting in children with β-lactam allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 429-

  Matheu, Victor ^a,b,c   Iglesias Souto, Javier ^a,b   González, Ruperto ^a,b   Poza, Paloma ^b   Sanchez Machín, Inmaculada ^b  

^a Servicio Canario de la Salud ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC;

DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RASH; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLINS;

EID: 79960988869     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.04.041     Document Type: Letter

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