Skin tests are important in children with β-lactam hypersensitivity, but may be reduced in number.

Lucia DiaferioAnca Mirela ChiriacMaria Chiara LeoniRiccardo CastagnoliSilvia CaimmiVito Leonardo MinielloPascal DemolyDavide Paolo Caimmi

Published in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2019)

ST with BL should therefore be performed as a screening test, before DPT, and testing only the suspected drug may be sufficient when dealing with children.

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