A suspicion of antibiotic allergy in children is often incorrect

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 583-

  Mattheij, Marjolein ^a   De Vries, Esther ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST;

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

EID: 84856466948     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.11.027     Document Type: Letter

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