A UK national survey of investigations for beta-lactam hypersensitivity - heterogeneity in practice and a need for national guidelines - on behalf of British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI)

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 941-949

  Richter, A G ^a   Nasser, S M ^b   Krishna, M T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Beta lactam; Cephalosporin; Drug provocation test; Hypersensitivity; Penicillin; Serum specific IgE; Skin test; Survey; UK

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLERGY; BETA-LACTAM; CEPHALOSPORIN; DRUG PROVOCATION TEST; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PENICILLIN; SERUM-SPECIFIC IGE; SKIN TEST; SURVEY; UK;

BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TESTS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84880994438     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12134     Document Type: Article

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