Occupational asthma induced by cephalosporins
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CASE STUDY Occupational asthma induced by cephalosporins
Occupational asthma induced by cephalosporins. J. Sastre, S. Quirce, A. Novalbos, M. Lluch-Bernal, C. BombõÂn, A. UmpieÂrrez. #ERS Journals Ltd 1999. ABSTRACT: A 20-yr-old pharmaceutical worker who developed attacks of shortness of breath and wheezing 9 months after beginning work on a process in which cefadroxil powder was bottled or encapsulated will be described. Skin test with cefaxodril wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.13e40.x