Impact of a dedicated referral pathway for the evaluation of penicillin allergy during pregnancy.

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol

Division of Allergy/Immunology, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Published: February 2024

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