False-positive penicillin immunoassay: An unnoticed common problem

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 235-237

  Johansson, S G O ^a   Adédoyin, Justus ^a   Van Hage, Marianne ^a   Grönneberg, Reidar ^a   Nopp, Anna ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVITIS; HAPTEN CARRIER COMPLEX; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LETTER; LOCAL SKIN REACTION; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PRICK TEST; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN;

EID: 84882925051     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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