Penicillin allergy: Optimizing diagnostic protocols, public health implications, and future research needs

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 308-313

  Macy, Eric ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse drug reaction; drug provocation testing; oral challenge; penicillin allergy; penicillin skin test

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; POLYLYSINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKIN TEST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLINS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84937772759     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000173     Document Type: Review

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