title: Skin tests and in vitro allergy tests have a poor diagnostic value for benign skin rashes due to β-lactams in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva and Medical School of The University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Jean-Christoph.Caubet@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Jean-Christoph
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Caubet
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frossard
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fellay
authors.forename: Philippe A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Eigenmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015549:Basophil Degranulation Test; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D047090:beta-Lactams