Saturday, July 15, 2006

Ultra-Rush Venom Immunotherapy ‘Safe and Convienient’

Safety of Specific Immunotherapy Using a Four-Hour Ultra-Rush Induction Scheme in Bee and Wasp Allergy
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol, 2006;16(2):79-85

BACKGROUND: Ultra-rush induction of immunotherapy with Hymenoptera venom is a reliable and efficacious alternative to the rush induction protocol, though not widely used in European countries yet. Its safety, however, has been intensively discussed over the last few years. The aim of this retrospective case study was to examine the rate of allergic side-effects during our four-hour ultra-rush hymenoptera venom induction regimen…

CONCLUSION: Our ultra-rush immunotherapy induction regimen shows a low incidence of systemic reactions. It proved to be safe and convenient for the patient, as it could be applied in a four-hour outpatient regimen.

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