Management of antimicrobial allergies by infectious diseases physicians

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1376-1378

  Abbo, Lilian M ^a   Beekmann, Susan E ^b   Hooton, Thomas M ^a   Johannsson, Birgir ^b   Polgreen, Philip M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; DAPTOMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULFANILAMIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LETTER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84880650845     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6480     Document Type: Letter

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