International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Page 520 , May 2010

Amoxicillin prophylaxis is not associated with anaphylaxis

  • Arthur H. Friedlander

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Dental School, USA
    • Hospital Dental Service, Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Arthur H. Friedlander, Associate Chief of Staff/Director of Graduate Medical Education, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. Tel.: +1 310 268 3196; fax: +1 310 268 4631.

,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00024-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.01.020

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Page 520 , May 2010