Imported fire ant hypersensitivity: A 1-day rush immunotherapy schedule without premedication

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 535-536

  Dietrich, Jeffrey J ^a   Moore, Laura M ^a   Nguyen, Steven ^a   Hagan, Larry L ^a   Tankersley, Michael S ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA EXTRACT; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IMPORTED FIRE ANT HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; LETTER; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN TEST; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT; THROAT DISEASE; URTICARIA; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 74749109137     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60271-2     Document Type: Letter

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