State-of-the-Art Review: Antibiotic Allergy-A Multidisciplinary Approach to Delabeling

Elise A Mitri1,2,3, Gemma K Reynolds1,2,4, Ana Maria Copaescu5,6

  • 1Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria  Australia.

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