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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of patients

From: Epidemiology and drug allergy results in children investigated in allergy unit of a tertiary-care paediatric hospital setting

Suspected drug

No. of patients

Age

Sex

Atopy

Time between reaction and tests (months)

Beta Lactams

386

7.3 ± 11.4

M 216

F 170

114

24.3 ± 33.8

Macrolides

61

10.4 ± 4.2

M 28

F 33

17

22 ± 53.3

Glycopeptides

4

8.2 ± 11.5

M 2

F 2

2

4.5 ± 5.8

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

6

11.5 ± 15.4

M 4

F 2

3

35.6 ± 83.3

Quinolones

3

14.3 ± 1.5

M 2

F 1

1

6.7 ± 11.3

NSAIDs

143

9.2 ± 13.8

M 75

F 68

84

27.1 ± 60.5

Local Anesthetics

34

9.2 ± 12.5

M 21

F13

23

9.9 ± 19.7