Multiple-allergen and single-allergen immunotherapy strategies in polysensitized patients: Looking at the published evidence

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 929-934

  Calderón, Moisés A ^a   Cox, Linda ^b   Casale, Thomas B ^c   Moingeon, Philippe ^d   Demoly, Pascal ^e  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Stallergenes SA   (France)

^e MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

allergen immunotherapy; Allergy; efficacy; monosensitization; polyallergic; polysensitization; safety; subcutaneous immunotherapy; sublingual immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ORCHARD GRASS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MONOSENSITIZATION; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POLYSENSITIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84858337399     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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