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Chlorhexidine allergy

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Abbreviations

IgE:

Immunoglobulin E

sIgE:

Specific immunoglobulin E

MRSA:

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

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Cite this as Koch A, Wollina U. Chlorhexidine allergy. Allergo J Int 2014; 23: 84–6 DOI 10.1007/s40629-014-0004-6

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Koch, A., Wollina, U. Chlorhexidine allergy. Allergo J Int 23, 84–86 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-014-0012-6

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