Standardized testing with chlorhexidine in perioperative allergy-a large single-centre evaluation

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1390-1396

  Opstrup, M S ^a   Malling, H J ^a   Kroigaard M ^a   Mosbech, H ^a   Skov, P S ^a   Poulsen, L K ^a   Garvey, L H ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Drug allergy; IgE; Immunologic tests

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY RAPID TEST; ARTICLE; CHLORHEXIDINE ALLERGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRICK TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URTICARIA; BLOOD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84907924442     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12466     Document Type: Article

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