Cross-Reactivity in Betalactam Allergy: Alternative Treatments

Current Treatment Options in Allergy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 141-154

  Montañez, María Isabel ^a,b   Ariza, Adriana ^a   Mayorga, Cristobalina ^a   Fernandez, Tahia Diana ^a   Torres, María José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biomedical Research in Malaga and BIONAND Nanomedicine Platform   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Betalactams; Carbapenems; Cephalosporins; Clavams; Cross reactivity; Determinant; IgE; Immunochemistry; In vitro tests; Monobactams; Penicillins; Selective; Side chain; Skin tests; T cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991060363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21963053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40521-015-0050-4     Document Type: Review

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