Update on the evaluation of hypersensitivity reactions to  betalactams.

M, Blanca; A, Romano; MJ, Torres; J, Férnandez; C, Mayorga; J, Rodriguez; P, Demoly; PJ, Bousquet; HF, Merk; ML, Sanz; H, Ott; M, Atanasković-Marković

doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01916.x

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Update on the evaluation of hypersensitivity reactions to betalactams.

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Authors:

Blanca M

Romano A

Torres MJ

Abstract

Hypersensitivity reactions to betalactams (BLs) are classified as immediate or nonimmediate. The former usually appear within 1 h of drug-intake and are mediated by specific IgE-antibodies. Nonimmediate reactions are those occurring more than 1 h after drug-intake, and they can be T-cell mediated. T...

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