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Letter to the editor regarding penicillin allergy de-labelling in Ireland

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  1. Department of Infectious Disease, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

    Aimee McGreal-Bellone & Arthur Jackson

  2. Department of Pharmacy, Cork University, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

    Sarah Fenton & Marita Barrett

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McGreal-Bellone, A., Fenton, S., Barrett, M. et al. Letter to the editor regarding penicillin allergy de-labelling in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 191, 2221–2222 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02844-4

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