Epidemiology of hypersensitivity reactions to penicillin in Slovenia

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 65-67

  Kopač, Peter ^a   Zidarn, Mihaela ^a   Košnik, Mitja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF RESPIRATORY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; SLOVENIA; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLOVENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875870169     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10162-012-0019-y     Document Type: Article

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