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Evaluating the Usefulness of Retesting for Beta-Lactam Allergy in Children.

Iglesias-Souto, Javier ; González, Ruperto ; Poza, Paloma ; Sanchez-Machín, Inmaculada and Matheu, Victor LU (2012) In Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 31(10). p.1091-1093
Abstract
Many children with adverse reactions to beta-lactams are labelled as allergic without performing an allergy study to confirm it. In this retrospective study of 10 years, we have detected only 3.3% positive cases. Although International Guidelines recommend a second allergy work-up in patients with a negative study, we found from our results a low profitability of retesting.
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allergy workup, beta-lactam allergy, pediatric
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
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31
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10
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1091 - 1093
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  • pmid:22673138
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1532-0987
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10.1097/INF.0b013e3182624d03
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English
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