Incidence of rash after amoxicillin treatment in children with infectious mononucleosis

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Chovel Sella, Aluma ^a,b   Tov, Amir Ben ^a,b   Lahav, Einat ^b,c   Mor, Orna ^d   Rudich, Hagit ^d   Paret, Gideon ^b,c   Reif, Shimon ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ampicillin amoxicillin rash; Antibiotic treatment; Clinical and laboratory disease characteristics; Infectious mononucleosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84877077165     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1575     Document Type: Article

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