Prospective, multicenter clinical trial to validate new products for skin tests in the diagnosis of allergy to penicillin

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 398-408

  Fernández, Javier ^a   Torres, M J ^b   Campos, J ^c   Arribas Poves, F ^c   Blanca, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c Diater Laboratorios   (Spain)

Author keywords

lactams; Clinical trial; Hypersensitivity; Penicillin determinants; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BENZYLPENICILLOYL OCTA LYSINE; CEPHALOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENILLOATE; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG PURITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 84887378803     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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