Penicillin allergy: A practical guide for clinicians

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 295-300

  Gonzalez Estrada, Alexei ^a   Radojicic, Cristine ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANAMNESIS; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PENICILLINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SELF REPORT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84929618068     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14111     Document Type: Article

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