Is this Patient Allergic to Penicillin?

Autor: Salkind, Alan R., Cuddy, Paul G., Foxworth, John W.
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 5/16/2001, Vol. 285 Issue 19, p2498, 8p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Presents a study to determine the likelihood of true penicillin allergy with consideration of clinical history and to evaluate the diagnostic value added by appropriate skin testing, in light of the fact that clinicians frequently withhold antibiotics which contain penicillin from patients who report allergies. Data sources; Study selection; Data extraction; Data synthesis; Conclusions.
Databáze: Complementary Index