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Abbreviations

OC:

Occupational disease

CAP-FEIA:

CAP-fluorescence enzyme immunoassay

IgE:

Immunoglobulin E

MDM:

Minor determinant mixture

NaCl:

Sodium chloride

PPL:

Penicilloyl

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Classen A, Fuchs T. Occupational allergy to β-lactam antibiotics. Allergo J Int 2015;24:54–7 DOI 10.1007/s40629-015-0044-6

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Classen, A., Fuchs, T. Occupational allergy to β-lactam antibiotics. Allergo J Int 24, 54–57 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-015-0047-3

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