Diagnosis of patients with immediate hypersensitivity to ß-Lactams using retest

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  García Núñez, Ignacio ^a   Barasona Villarejo, M J ^a   Algaba Marmol M A ^b   Moreno Aguilar, C ^a   Guerra Pasadas, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud Levante Sur   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug provocation test; Penicillins; Safety; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84859201624     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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