Varying penicillin allergy testing practices in the United States: A time for consensus

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 791-793

  Gerace, Kali Svarczkopf ^a   Karlin, Eric ^b   McKinnon, Elizabeth ^c   Phillips, Elizabeth ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; BETA LACTAM ALLERGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS REACTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGIST; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTRADERMAL TESTING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORAL CHALLENGE TEST; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN PRICK TEST; SKIN TEST; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; CONSENSUS; IMMUNOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION;

ALLERGENS; CONSENSUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PENICILLINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941260333     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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