Allergy to β-lactam antibiotics

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Solensky, Roland ^a  

^a Oregon State University Oregon Health Science University College of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS;

EID: 84870288990     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.08.021     Document Type: Review

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