Penicillin skin testing is a safe and effective tool for evaluating penicillin allergy in the pediatric population

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 439-444

  Fox, Stephanie J ^a   Park, Miguel A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Pediatric; Penicillin allergy; Penicillin skin testing; Safe

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; POTASSIUM; BENZENEACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLPENICILLOYL G POLYLYSINE; PENICILLIN G;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; VALIDITY; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CONTRAINDICATIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EVALUATION STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; BENZENEACETAMIDES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84904001615     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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