Venom immunotherapy reduces large local reactions to insect stings

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1371-1375

  Golden, David B K ^a   Kelly, Denise ^a   Hamilton, Robert G ^a   Craig, Timothy J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera; Insect sting; large local reaction; venom immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; FEXOFENADINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PLACEBO; VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT STING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOM IMMUNOTHERAPY; ADULT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOMS;

EID: 67649222424     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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